05Dec
5K Trail Challenge- Saturday
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $15.00
Crooked Creek 5K Trail Challenge
Shepherdsville,
Kentucky,
United States
40 days left
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Date
05 Dec – 06 Dec, 2026
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$15.00
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Website
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Crooked Creek 5K Trail Challenge
About the event
Get ready to conquer the Crooked Creek 5K Trail Challenge!
Camp Crooked Creek is known for its legendary ultra-trail, home to one of the region’s toughest and most scenic races. With events like the 50-mile, Marathon, and Half-Marathon, runners from across the country flock here to tackle this beast. Now, it’s your turn to get in on the action with our Crooked Creek 5K on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.!
This isn’t your average 5K – this is the Crooked Creek Challenge. Wind through over 1,000 acres of rolling hills, surrounded by towering oaks, hickories, and beeches. If you’re lucky, you might even catch the scent of bourbon mash from a nearby distillery while tackling those scenic climbs and descents. The trail’s natural beauty will fuel your adrenaline as you weave around the stunning 70-acre John Barr Lake, right at the heart of the race village.
Only open for this event, the Crooked Creek trail is a rare treat – and you’ll be one of the few who can say they conquered it! So, whether you’re out for bragging rights, a finisher medal, or just the thrill of the challenge, lace up and take on this 5K like never before.
Race Details:
Registration: $15 per runner
T-shirt: $10 if purchased by November 20, 2026
Packet Pickup: Friday, December 4, 2026, from 4-8 PM at the Camp Crooked Creek Dining Hall or on race day (Saturday & Sunday) starting at 7 AM.
Awards: Top Male and Female Finishers win awards, and all runners receive a custom Crooked Creek 5K medal.
Bring your grit, sign up today, and let’s make some memories on the trails!
Races offered
06Dec
5K Trail Challenge- Sunday
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $15.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for December in Shepherdsville.
Temperature0.9° / 9.1°
Feels like-3.3° / 5.4°
Sunshine hours5h 6m
Rainfall3.0 mm
Snowfall0.2 cm
Wind11.4 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity74.5%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:51
Sunset18:25
About Shepherdsville
Learn more about the host city, Shepherdsville.
Shepherdsville is a home rule-class city on the Salt River in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. It is the second-largest city and seat of its county, located just south of Louisville. The population was 14,201 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 14,837 in 2024.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Crooked Creek 5K Trail Challenge.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Robert Boston | 29:03.95 |
| 🥇 | James Phelps | 29:09.1 |
| 🥇 | L. Kinman | 29:12.9 |
| 🥈 | B. Phelps | 29:09.19 |
| 🥈 | Ben Kinman | 29:14.3 |
| 🥈 | Maddie Yellow | 34:11.23 |
| 🥉 | Jonathan Michalsky | 29:20.18 |
| 🥉 | Collin Zollman | 31:48.13 |
| 🥉 | Josie Cunningham | 34:41.24 |
| 4 | B. Peck | 36:04.75 |
| 4 | Tony Haden | 36:36.87 |
| 4 | Colin Richardson | 37:34.05 |
| 5 | Avory Hamblen | 36:16.37 |
| 5 | J. Shaw | 37:17.08 |
| 5 | Robert Bracco | 37:36.35 |
| 6 | Shon Adams | 37:26.74 |
| 6 | Eli Crowe | 37:51.2 |
| 6 | Kirsten Murphy | 40:03.23 |
| 7 | Casey Easterwood | 37:27.15 |
| 7 | Camila Lozano | 37:51.88 |
| 7 | Tara Clarkson | 43:05.79 |
| 8 | Kellis Booth | 37:28.89 |
| 8 | Gordon Mausolf | 41:14.21 |
| 8 | Kristen Calo | 43:25.53 |
| 9 | Clint Ervin | 39:18.32 |
| 9 | K. Mausolf | 41:14.46 |
| 9 | Ally Johnson | 43:49.19 |
| 10 | Christian Seymour | 40:11.18 |
| 10 | Joe Taylor | 41:15.68 |
| 10 | G. Johnson | 43:49.55 |
| 11 | Danielle Garcia | 40:17.34 |
| 11 | Briahna Michalsky | 42:21.29 |
| 11 | Peyton Holmes | 43:49.85 |
| 12 | Maryah Jones | 40:18.25 |
| 12 | R. Whitman | 43:49.78 |
| 12 | Steve Walton | 44:18.57 |
| 13 | Cassi Effing | 40:32.02 |
| 13 | Brittany Whitman | 48:55.69 |
| 13 | Cameron Rice | 49:39.12 |
| 14 | Kevin Cecil | 41:01.65 |
| 14 | James Rice | 49:46.16 |
| 14 | Ariana Mausolf | 50:31.43 |
| 15 | Dakota Ellis | 41:13.3 |
| 15 | Kathi Hawkins | 50:23.85 |
| 15 | William Parker | 50:49.13 |
| 16 | Spencer Hardin | 41:16.98 |
| 16 | Matthew Timmons | 50:51.85 |
| 16 | Catherina Cecil | 54:21.01 |
| 17 | J. Hogue | 42:12.86 |
| 17 | Eva Sims | 54:31.62 |
| 17 | Melissa Mausolf | 54:42.01 |
| 18 | Helena Byrn | 42:18.96 |
| 18 | Jennifer Buford | 56:33.18 |
| 19 | Deborah Richards | 1:16:13.77 |
| 19 | Kelly Royster | 43:03.07 |
| 20 | H. Deltufo | 1:18:05.08 |
| 20 | Sarah Reitford | 43:41.65 |
| 21 | Jaimie Johnson | 1:18:05.31 |
| 21 | Karen Reed | 43:41.98 |
| 22 | Tracy Deltufo | 1:18:44.67 |
| 22 | Mariana De Maille | 43:42.41 |
| 23 | Kyle Wicklund | 1:22:42.54 |
| 23 | Samantha Blankenberger | 44:01.63 |
| 24 | Jodi Gerner | 1:22:44.25 |
| 24 | Jennifer Hogue | 44:03.67 |
| 25 | Lily Stalls | 1:23:08.66 |
| 25 | Mike Mount | 44:08.91 |
| 26 | Danielle Reynolds | 44:12.17 |
| 27 | Andrea Collins | 44:22.18 |
| 28 | Chris Hogue | 44:52.26 |
| 29 | Nathaniel Maertz | 44:58.56 |
| 30 | Terry Price | 45:32.76 |
| 31 | Taylor Collins | 45:39.94 |
| 32 | W. Anderson | 46:11.32 |
| 33 | B. Anderson | 46:12.36 |
| 34 | Bradley Hart | 46:21.91 |
| 35 | Destiny Locke | 47:56.67 |
| 36 | Anonymous Anonymous | 48:18.09 |
| 37 | Carl Pickering | 49:56.34 |
| 38 | Paco Alvarez | 50:33.89 |
| 39 | Abby Shaw | 52:04.26 |
| 40 | Jonathan Ware | 52:08.28 |
| 41 | Piero Turconi | 52:14.3 |
| 42 | A. Shaw | 52:19.26 |
| 43 | Jim Shaw | 52:19.56 |
| 44 | Kendell Nash | 58:29.05 |
| 45 | Kirsten Wells | 59:29.47 |
| 46 | Chloe Kemper | 59:32.74 |
| 47 | Kendell Merrill | 59:35.11 |
| 48 | Zoe Kemper | 59:37.63 |
| 49 | K. Davis | 59:45.06 |
| 50 | Jon Binnix | 1:01:44.48 |
| 93 | Wade Graziano | — |
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