The Run The Bluff 5K
About this race
Run The Bluff 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Southern University 801 Harding Blvd Baton Rouge 70807 The race will be on August 22nd at Southern University. There will be a one mile run followed by the 5k. The 1 mile run will start at 7:45 am and the 5k at 8:00. Pre registration 6:00-7:30 am. Register by August 7th to be guaranteed a race t-shirt.Pick your distance
Running
1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
5K Run/Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Baton Rouge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:35 AM and sets at 7:39 PM local time (CDT) in Baton Rouge on August 22, 2026 — 13h 03m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The Run The Bluff 5K
379 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendall Wishom | 8:05 | 8:05 /mi |
| 2 | Christopher Fontenot II | 11:38 | 11:38 /mi |
| 3 | Kimberlee McBride | 13:23 | 13:23 /mi |
| 4 | Z. Holly | 13:53 | 13:53 /mi |
| 5 | J. Holly | 13:55 | 13:55 /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, 42 Baton Rouge events
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