Uni Homecoming 5K Run/Walk
About this race
Come celebrate the University of Northern Iowa Homecoming weekend with a 5K Run/Walk @ 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10th, 2026!
Course: This year's course will start and end at the Campanile on the UNI campus. Racers will take two loops around the southeast side of campus.
- Click on the Facebook link provided to find the race map:
- https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E5UXxZsXd/
Event Parking: Plenty of parking will be available in the Gilchrist A lot. Please do not park in service spots or handicap spots. Participants will have to walk to the Campanile. The address below is for Gilchrist Hall.
Registration: Register by September 20th to guarantee yourself a short sleeve t-shirt! You can also register after September 21th and on the day of the race, but a t-shirt will not be guaranteed.
- $25 registration (includes a short sleeve t-shirt) | $30 day of race registration
Packet Pickup: Please pick up your race packets either Friday, October 9th from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the southwest entrance of Maucker Union, or on Saturday, October 10th from 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. at the race start line.
If you have any questions about the race or want to know more, feel free to email the Panther Pacers Running Club at unipantherpacers@gmail.com.
The UNI Homecoming 5K is an annual fundraiser for the UNI Panther Pacers Running Club.
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Course
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Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cedar Falls 5K Races 5 races
- 10K Run Events in Cedar Falls 2 races
- Cedar Falls Running Calendar 2026 5 races
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, 5 Cedar Falls events
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