2024 - Run for the Roses 5K,1K Walk, & Virtual 5K
2024 distances
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, Student Union, and Anderson Hall. Unique rose shaped succulent in purple glazed pottery for place winners in age groups. Note: 5K Course in NOT USATF certified for 2024 ONLY due to construction.
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 4/24/2022 to 4/30/2022. Submit your results on runsignup. (See your confirmation e-mail for the "click here" link by the QR code.)
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.
Race-day weather
Conditions on April 27, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (CDT) in Manhattan on April 27, 2024 — 13h 44m of daylight.
Course
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2024 results — Run for the Roses 5K,1K Walk, & Virtual 5K
Run for the Roses 5K · 299 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndom Giefer | 15:46 | 5:04 /mi |
| 2 | Luke Brock | 18:36 | 5:59 /mi |
| 3 | Thomas Poirier | 18:57 | 6:06 /mi |
| 4 | Joshua Fitzwater | 19:10 | 6:10 /mi |
| 5 | Nathan Schmit | 19:16 | 6:12 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Manhattan events
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