Wesley UMC Bun Run 5K and One Mile Fun Walk
About the Event
BENEFITS
By participating in the 13th annual Bun Run, you will help support Wesley UMC's foreign and local mission work. Our foreign teams work with and support the Hands Together ministry that builds schools, medical clinics, homes, and community centers for the impoverished people of Northern Mexico. Our local missions are ALLOT which is a store that El Reno teachers can get classroom supplies at no cost; blessing boxes-15 food pantry boxes located throughout El Reno to help the hungry; Dolly Imagination Library Affiliate; we operate a local bookmobile that provides free books to kids at the schools and city events; and have local mission teams to help people in the community with yard cleanup and house repairs.
FUN
This run is in conjunction with the El Reno Burger Day Festival!! This festival is held downtown El Reno just one block west of the Bun Run. Enjoy multiple stages of entertainment/music, games, rides, antique car show, merchants, and food. Witness the cooking of the world's largest fried onion hamburger, weighing in at over 750#'s.
DATE & START TIME
Saturday May 2, 2026
8:30am – One Mile Fun Run
9:00am – 5K
AWARDS
Standard USATF Age Group Awards
Overall Male and Female Award
Finisher Medal for all 5K participants
Free event shirt to all participants
FANCY PANTS AWARD
Come run with decorated buns AND WIN a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd PLACE PRIZE!!! Glitter, glue, tassel, or tutu. Decorate the back of your running shorts in our 5K or fun run and if you have the best decorated buns, you can win a Fancy Pants prize! (All buns must be covered with clothing--no exposed buns please!)
Post-event refreshment including HOMEMADE COOKIES!!! Made by our great bakers in the Wesley United Methodist Women's Group.
Join fellow runners on May 2, 2026 for the Wesley UMC Bun Run 5K and One Mile Fun Walk. It's a fantastic 5K, 1.6K featuring a flat and fast course in El Reno.
Races Offered
Running
5K Run/Walk
This is a professionally timed event.
One Mile Fun Run/Walk
This is an untimed event.
About El Reno
Wesley UMC Bun Run 5K and One Mile Fun Walk takes place in El Reno, Oklahoma, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.
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