Sickle Cell 5K Walk/Run
About this race
Make Every Step Count at the 30th Annual Sickle Cell 5K Run/Walk!
The Annual Sickle Cell 5K Run/Walk is the Martin Center Sickle Cell Initiative’s (MCSCI) signature fundraising event—bringing together runners, walkers, families, and community champions to support hundreds of individuals across Central Indiana living with sickle cell disease.
Proceeds from the event directly fund critical services, including:
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Education and advocacy
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Family and caregiver support
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Food assistance
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Transportation aid for medical appointments
Your participation truly makes a difference. Here's how your support helps:
$25 helps provide educational resources/supplies for a newly diagnosed individual
$50 covers a round-trip ride to a medical appointment
$100 supports a month of healthy groceries for a client family
$250 funds educational workshops for warriors and caregivers
$500 contributes to a scholarship for a student living with Sickle Cell
Every dollar, every step, every stride helps stop the pain.
Be part of the movement. Register today and help build the chain of care and compassion for our sickle cell community.
Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact Sherry Coleman at scoleman@themartincenter.org.
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Running
5k Run / Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Indianapolis, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets at 9:10 PM local time (EDT) in Indianapolis on June 6, 2026 — 14h 53m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Sickle Cell 5K Walk/Run
5k Run / Walk · 183 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
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| 1 | MARCUS MAYES | 18:40 | 6:00 /mi |
| 2 | TAJAUN FRANCIS | 22:09 | 7:07 /mi |
| 3 | EVAN TAYLOR (BLACK MEN | 22:25 | 7:13 /mi |
| 4 | TATYANA COWELL | 22:36 | 7:16 /mi |
| 5 | JAJUAN HERBERT | 24:24 | 7:51 /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, 126 Indianapolis events
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