Running with the King 5k
About this race
Join runners and walkers in Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of the King of Rock and Roll, for the 26th edition of Running with the King 5K. It is your chance to run our first time ever new course that takes you by the park and birthplace. You could hold the new course record. See course map below. Proceeds from this race will be donated to the Northeast Mississippi Boys and Girls Club.
This 5K is part of the Tupelo Elvis Festival. There are other events all weekend long.
Packet pick-up will be from 6:30 to 7:15 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at Veterans Park. Turn in the parking lot entrance at 1105 Hamm street. Look for the blue TRC tent.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tupelo, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets at 8:04 PM local time (CDT) in Tupelo on June 6, 2026 — 14h 21m of daylight.
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2026 results — Running with the King 5k
5K · 261 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Dickerson | 16:00 | 5:10 /mi |
| 2 | Sam Johnson | 16:57 | 5:28 /mi |
| 3 | Charlie Dawson | 17:02 | 5:30 /mi |
| 4 | Brayden Timmons | 18:13 | 5:53 /mi |
| 5 | Maddox Young | 18:20 | 5:55 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Tupelo
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Hope Continues 5k
Leos/Lions Zombie Color 5K
Heartbeat Hustle 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Rudolph Run 10k Run, 5k Walk/Run
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Tupelo
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Tupelo 5K Races 7 races
- Tupelo Running Calendar 2026 10 races
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, 10 Tupelo events
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