Duck Waddle 5k

About the Event

Welcome to the Duck Waddle 5K

Packet Pick Up race morning June 20th from 6:45am to 7:45 at race site Finley River Park

Start and finish and the same location .... Middle of park on the main road in front of the Blue Sertoma Tent

We ask you please no head phones or ear buds while running and strollers / walkers / dogs on leash towards the back

To guarantee shirt sizes please register before June 6th and your name on custom Duck Waddle 5k Bib

BEER MILE 1 lap around the park 4 stations Sponsored by Samuel Adams Remastered Lager 9am must be 21 over to run

Start & finish at the beautiful Ozark City Park on the Finley River in Ozark. Run a scenic, flat, 5K. Stay for awards and prizes. Entry fee includes Duck Ticket pancake breakfast provided by Village Inn, T-shirt. Awards top finisher in each age group and overall male and female ..... Finisher medal to all runners

Pre registered runners will receive a Duck Race entry (10.00 value) and will be entered into the Duck Race and have a chance to win one of 40,000.00 in prizes including the new 2024 Chevy vehicle. Yes... you will have a yellow duck floating down The Finley River. This is only for pre registered runners up to June 5th and for T shirts / custom racing Duck Waddle 5k bib

Race starts at 8am with pancake breakfast to follow this is a free event for all runners.

Finisher medal for 200 runners

Age group awards

5k 1-7 8-10 11-14 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80 +

1 mile is just a fun run runners will receive a finisher medal

To guarantee shirt sizes please register before June 5th

Races Offered

1 mile fun run

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — 1 mile fun run

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — Duck Waddle 5k

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$30.00

Samuel Adams Beer Mile

Jun 20, 2026

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Distance — Samuel Adams Beer Mile

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Ozark.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 18.8° / 30.0°

wb_sunny 19.9° / 31.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 8.7 /

water_drop 74.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 18.8° / 30.0°

wb_sunny 19.9° / 31.6°

air 8.7 km/h

water_drop 74.4%

About Ozark

Learn more about the host city, Ozark.

Ozark is a city in and the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States, that is on Finley Creek. Its population was 21,284 as of the 2020 census. Ozark is also the third largest city in the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area, and is centered along a business loop of US 65, where it intersects with MO 14.