18Jan
5K Run - Snowden Grove
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:30
- Entry fee
- $35.00
DeSoto County Annual MLK Jr. Unity Walk/5K
Southaven,
Mississippi,
United States
71 days left
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Date
18 Jan, 2027
Races
2 distances
Entry fee
$35.00
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Website
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DeSoto County Annual MLK Jr. Unity Walk/5K
About the event
The MLK Unity Walk/5K Run is in collaboration with the City of Southaven and supported by the Southaven Mayor’s office, Mayor’s Youth Council, Mayor of Walls, Mayor of Olive Branch, local churches and citizens of DeSoto County. This event began as a small walk but has grown into an annual tradition and since has expanded into a 5K Run/Unity Walk. Its purpose is to celebrate unity among peers and the value added by asking all ethnic groups to recognize the ties that bind us all together with people from all walks of life to work together as one group.
Our goal is to raise awareness and funds for the Precious Pearls Foundation. Proceeds will assist the foundation in providing support to deserving students in the DeSoto County Area, to prevent birth defect and infant mortality, provide services to the elderly and support to our veterans. PPF also supports our charity partner-Feed My Lambs.
Contact Precious Pearls Foundation for details on how to make it a fundraiser for your organization or school at skellypreciouspearlsfoundation@outlook.com
Races offered
18Jan
Unity Walk for MLK
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:30
- Entry fee
- 0.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for January in Southaven.
Temperature0.5° / 9.3°
Feels like-4.0° / 5.7°
Sunshine hours6h 26m
Rainfall5.0 mm
Snowfall0.2 cm
Wind12.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity73.0%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:05
Sunset18:12
About Southaven
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Southaven is a city in Mississippi. Known as the "Top of Mississippi," the city is the gateway to the Mississippi Delta and minutes from Memphis.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of DeSoto County Annual MLK Jr. Unity Walk/5K.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | stanley reives | — |
| 🥈 | Peter Tracey | — |
| 🥉 | Jasmin Sloan | — |
| 4 | Maria Rees | — |
| 5 | Rezel Naron | — |
| 6 | Lori Whitener | — |
| 7 | Maleah Anglin | — |
| 8 | Debra Houston | — |
| 9 | Nathan Fuller | — |
| 10 | Daniella Ellis | — |
| 11 | Clarice Walker | — |
| 12 | Ed Mell | — |
| 13 | Lori Mell | — |
| 14 | Lee Huie | — |
| 15 | Leah Huie | — |
| 16 | Antonio Jones | — |
| 17 | Andre Robertson | — |
| 18 | Glenda Ongay | — |
| 19 | Sydney Nathan | — |
| 20 | Anonymous Anonymous | — |
| 21 | Catrina Travers | — |
| 22 | Adrienne Barnes | — |
| 23 | LeQuandra Hale-Banks | — |
| 24 | Cassandra Ward | — |
| 25 | Lavelle Fitch | — |
| 26 | Melvin Clark | — |
| 27 | Amanda Meyer | — |
| 28 | Linda Gresham | — |
| 29 | Jacqueline Ward Williams | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Steve Stone | — |
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