THE F5 Half Marathon, 5K & 1 Mile
About this race
NEW! We are adding a Half Marathon and pushing the date a little later so the weather will be cooler!
Fleet Feet Fall Fitness Festival is back again!
The family-friendly festival will include a scenic 5K run along the beautiful trails of Hays Farm (a timed run, but not certified).
Packet pick-up
Packet pick-up is at Swift Recovery (next door to Fleet Feet in Jones Valley) on Friday from 10-3.
*Swift will provide a gift for everyone that picks up their packet on Friday.
There will also be race morning packet pick up from 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Race participants ONLY will be entered into event door prizes from 40+ vendors - which include one month passes to local gyms, grocery gift cards, exclusive recovery and wellness deals, plus so much more!
We will have...
- Half Marathon - Certified
- A 5K Run
- A community 1 mile fun run for casual walkers and kids
- A community bike ride (just a few miles)
- Pop-up fitness classes from some of your favorite local fitness studios!
- Local Food Trucks
- Health and Wellness Vendors
- Door Prizes
- More!
To our fishers out there, pack your rods! You can come fishing at F5 this year.
So, what are you waiting for?! Register to run, ride, walk, or fish(?!), send to a friend, and come have fun with us on September 6th!
Event Information
Date: September 26, 2026
Time: 8AM-12PM
Location: Hays Farm Park Run - 1117 Haysland Rd SW, Huntsville, AL 35803
Parking: Grissom Parking Lot by hays Farm Clubhouse
Run: The runs will start in the middle of the greenway giving you more scenery and shade! Just follow the signs and the people. Details will be provided at a later date.
Bike: Our Bike ride this year will be just a few miles, following the Elgie's Walk Greenway.
Other Activities: Stick around for all day pop-up classes, giveaways, and more.
2025 list of those community vendors participating!
- Altra Running
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Alabama Chapter
- Blitz45Fitness
- Burn Boot Camp
- Club Pilates Jones Valley
- Fleet Fitness LLC
- Functional Chiropractic
- Grifols Plasma Center
- Hot Yoga of Huntsville
- Huntsville Nutrition Collective
- Huntsville Track Club
- Iceworks Shaved ice
- Hoka
- Manifest Athlete
- Mary Kay
- Max Health
- Megan's Apothecary
- On Running
- Orangetheory Fitness Huntsville
- P3 Chiropractic & SportsCare
- ProFormance Physical Therapy and Wellness
- REGYMEN Fitness
- Return 2 Sport
- Rumble Boxing
- Sam’s Club
- Saucony
- Southeast Family YMCA
- Spring City Cycling Club
- Squeeze Massage
- Swift Recovery
- Stretch Lab Madison
- Team Rocket Tri-Club
- Team RWB
- The Covery Wellness
- The Exercise Coach
- The Sports Multiverse
Pick your distance
Running
The F5 5K
The F5 1mi (for Kids)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Huntsville.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
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