The Cupcake Classic 3K
About this race
Come Run For VIPS and earn a race shirt and delicious BabyCakes cupcake!
The 9th Annual Cupcake Classic 3K will be held on Friday, August 14, 2026 at 7:30pm at Wellington Park in South Lexington. Our race will support the good work of VIPS a nonprofit dedicated to providing early vision interventions and parental support to children with blindness or low vision.
RACE FEATURES:
- Commemorative super soft Race T-Shirts
- BabyCakes cupcakes and ice cream (Thanks Forcht Bank!)
- Paved course in beautiful Wellington Park
- Overall and Age Group Awards (5 Year Age Divisions, Top 3 M/F)
- Free Race Photos (Thanks Ruby Cline Eaton)
- DJ
- Social Teams to enhance your race experience. Largest Team wins a prize!
- 3K Run/Walk, Kids' Dash (1/4 Mile), & Virtual Runner/Walker option
- Referral Rewards (Invite your friends and family and get a refund on your registration)
PACKET PICKUP: Our packet pickup will be held on race night (Friday, August 14th) from 6:00-7:30pm at the Wellington Park pavilion. There will be no advanced day packet pickup for the race.
3K ROUTE MAP
Join fellow runners on August 1, 2025 for the The Cupcake Classic 3K. It's a fantastic 3K, 6.4K, Race Volunteer featuring a flat and fast course in Lexington.
Pick your distance
Running
3K Run/Walk
A chip-timed 3K (1.86 miles) run/walk on paved trail surfaces. Awards presented for Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in 5 year age divisions. Walkers, strollers, and dogs on fixed-length leashes welcomed. Commemorative race T-shirt and cupcake for all participants.
Little Cupcake Kids' Dash (1/4 Mile)
An untimed 1/4 mile Kids' Dash for children 10 and under. Participating children will receive a commemorative race T-shirt, finisher's medal, and cupcake. There are no awards presented for this event.
Virtual Runner/Walker
If you can't join us in person, consider signing up as a virtual runner/walker. For a $30 donation, we'll mail your commemorative race shirt, and you can run/walk your Cupcake Classic 3K on your schedule in your own hometown. Run/walk from anywhere in the United States to support this great cause.
Race Volunteer
We need 6-8 volunteers to work a race day shift from 5:45pm-9:00pm to help make our race great. If you aren't running/walking, consider helping us out.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Lexington in 2025, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Lexington
The Cupcake Classic 3K takes place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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