Run for the Roses 5k and Family Day
About this race
Celebrate the Kentucky Derby spirit at the Run for the Roses 5K Fun Run, a family-friendly, Derby-themed event supporting This Old Horse, Inc. The out-and-back course starts and ends at Levee Park and follows the scenic Mississippi Riverwalk in historic downtown Hastings.
This is an "official" chip-timed race with results posted on the Wayzata Results website.
Strava link is here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3349735461047006342
With live music, food trucks, Derby-themed activities, and runner specials at local bars and restaurants, it’s a full day of fun for the whole family — leashed dogs included.
Brooks Running Shoes will have a pop-up tent on site--try 'em, buy 'em!
Proceeds support lifelong care, retraining, and sanctuary for off-track Thoroughbreds, ensuring every racehorse has a safe and dignified life after the finish line.
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run
Couch Potato / Virtual Run
Why leave the couch--or your own hometown? We will send you a shirt and send us a photo of you, wherever you are, thinking of us!
Kids Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hastings, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (CDT) in Hastings on May 1, 2027 — 14h 15m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Hastings event
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