Steps for Safe Water 5K
About this race
Every 5k equals the distance many walk daily for water.
Join us. Run or walk with purpose. Change lives.
Register today and help bring safe water to communities worldwide.
Registration Pricing & Deadlines
Register early and save! Prices increase as race day approaches.
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Early Bird - $25 through March 20
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Standard Registration - $30 March 21 - April 10
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Late Registration - $35 April 11 through Race day
Register early to lock in the lowest price and guarantee your race shirt size.
Why We Run
Join us at Lynn Family Stadium for the Steps for Safe Water 5k - a meaningful community
run/walk benefiting WaterStep and supporting access to safe water around the world.
This race is more than just miles on a course. It’s a show of solidarity with the millions of people
who walk every single day to access water for their families. On average, individuals travel more
than 3 miles just to collect water, and too often it still isn’t safe to drink.
When you run or walk this 5k, you are helping remove those barriers and bring sustainable safe
water solutions to communities that need them most.
Your registration helps support WaterStep’s mission to provide sustainable safe water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions to communities around the world.
Packet Pick-up
6:30 AM on Sunday, April 19th at Lynn Family Stadium.
Parking
Everyone will park in the purple lot (350 Adams St.).
Race Shirts
Participants will receive an official Steps for Safe Water 5k race shirt while supplies last.
Register by April 5th to guarantee shirt sizes.
Don't Forget to Bring Your Shoes
We’ll be collecting gently used shoes at the starting line to support WaterStep’s shoe program. Turn your old pairs into safe water for communities around the world.
Meet Your Host: WaterStep
WaterStep is a Louisville based nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to safe water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions worldwide.
For more than 30 years, WaterStep has equipped communities, schools, clinics, and disaster
response teams with sustainable tools and training that create lasting change.
When you participate in this 5k, you are supporting a local organization with global impact.
Register today and take steps toward safe water for all.
Start a Fundraiser
For those who would like to help WaterStep further their cause please consider participating in
the Peer 2 Peer Fundraising Opportunity at the link below:
https://www.justgiving.com/charity/edgeoutreachinc
Donate Page
Can’t Run? You Can Still Make a Difference!
Even if you're not lacing up for the Steps for Safe Water 5k on April 19th, 2026, at Lynn Family
Stadium, you can still be part of the movement.
Every single day, millions of people walk an average of 3 miles just to collect water, and too
often it isn’t safe to drink.
Your donation helps change that.
By giving today, you’re supporting WaterStep’s mission to provide sustainable safe water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions to communities around the world. Your generosity
helps fund training, equipment, and long term solutions that empower local leaders to create
lasting change.
Your gift today turns into a meaningful impact!
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Steps For Safe Water 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Louisville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (EDT) in Louisville on April 19, 2026 — 13h 21m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Steps for Safe Water 5K
Steps For Safe Water 5K · 66 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
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| 1 | Nick Hemming | 23:22 | 7:31 /mi |
| 2 | Terente Swan | 24:24 | 7:51 /mi |
| 3 | Kyle Hollis | 24:37 | 7:55 /mi |
| 4 | Melanie Bloemer | 25:21 | 8:10 /mi |
| 5 | Rebecca Rickman | 25:22 | 8:10 /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, 103 Louisville events
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