YMCA HKD5K
About this race
West St. Tammany YMCA is excited to announce our 3rd Annual 1 mile and 5K walk/run on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Both events start and finish at the YMCA. Route runs through neighboring Terra Bella. YMCA's nationally recognized "HEALTHY KIDS DAY" events will immediately follow race. Bring your swim trunks. Our pool will be open. All participants are welcome to enjoy.
Be sure to register by April 30th to receive a race t-shirt.
NOT A RUNNER...NOT A PROBLEM! We encourage walkers, joggers, and runners to participate!
Early packet pick-up: Friday, May 8th, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm at West St. Tammany YMCA.
Race day itinerary: 7:00 am packet pick-up 8:00 am 1 mile 8:30 am 5K IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING RACE everyone is welcome to enjoy Healthy Kids Day festivities. This includes use of swimming pool and water slide!
Scoring & Awards: Chip timed event. Overall and age group awards presented after 5K
KIDZONE: Register your littles into our KIDZONE for FREE! They'll have fun while you run. Afterwards everyone can enjoy HEALTHY KIDS DAY activities!
Proceeds benefit the financial assistance extended to anyone who can not otherwise afford services offered at the YMCA i.e. membership, youth sports, summer camp, swimming lessons, etc.
Pick your distance
Running
Youth Division (Age 12 and under) 1 mile or 5K
Race will begin and end at the YMCA and open to everybody.
Open Division (Age 13 and up) 1 mile or 5K
Race begin and ends at the YMCA and open to everyone.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Covington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:09 AM and sets at 7:43 PM local time (CDT) in Covington on May 9, 2026 — 13h 33m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Covington
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Covington 5K Races 4 races
- Covington Running Calendar 2026 6 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, 7 Covington events
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