Run for the Roses 5K,1K Walk, & Virtual 5K
About this race
Don’t miss the Run for the Roses 5k and 1k Walk! Runners will start and finish in the beautiful K-State Gardens, take a lap on the track inside the historic World War I football field, and cruise by Hale Library, and Ahearn Fieldhouse. First, second, and third place winners will get a beautiful glazed purple pot with rose-shaped succulent plant! Sorry, no dogs on the course. The 5K course is USATF Certified for 2026 (KS21034TJD). Virtual runners can use any 5K course to run between 4/25 and 4/30--time yourself and submit results by following the "click here" link near the QR code in your registration confirmation e-mail Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/share/17vdGba2cP/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Running
Run for the Roses 5K
This is a relatively flat, fast course that begins and ends in the gardens, taking a lap on the track inside the historical WWI Memorial football field, and cruising by iconic K-State Ahearn Fieldhouse, and Hale Library. Unique rose shaped succulent in purple glazed pottery for place winners in age groups.
Run For The Roses Virtual 5K
Can't make it to the event but want to support our cause. Sign up here and run anywhere from 4/25/2026 to 4/30/2026 5. Submit your results on runsignup. (See your confirmation e-mail for the "click here" link by the QR code.)
5K Active Military Discount
This is a relatively flat, fast course that begins and ends in the gardens, taking a lap on the track inside the historical WWI Memorial football field, and cruising by iconic K-State Ahearn Fieldhouse, and Hale Library. Unique rose shaped succulent in purple glazed pottery for place winners in age groups. Thank you for your service. Please show military ID at packet pick-up.
Walking
1K Walk
A fun lap with our "Celebrity Run/Walkers" around the block going past Call Hall (Ice Cream Heaven), Throckmorton Plant Sciences Building (Home of Horticulture Department) and the Gardens, of course.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Manhattan, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 8:13 PM local time (CDT) in Manhattan on April 25, 2026 — 13h 38m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Run for the Roses 5K,1K Walk, & Virtual 5K
584 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Run for the Roses 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trever Medina | 16:50 | 5:25 /mi |
| 2 | Kory Cool | 16:57 | 5:27 /mi |
| 3 | Ambrose Childs | 17:18 | 5:34 /mi |
| 4 | Roman Boden | 17:33 | 5:39 /mi |
| 5 | Ian Dodson | 17:51 | 5:45 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 5 Manhattan events
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