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GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk

Name: GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk
Start: 2026-08-22
End: 2026-08-22
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma

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calendar_today 22 Aug, 2026

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About the Event

Gordon Cooper Technology Center Foundation Presents Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk!

Gordon Cooper Technology Center-Main Campus-One John C. Bruton Blvd., Shawnee Oklahoma

COST: 5K and Fun Walk-$30 (+ online registration processing fees)

SWAG: All participants registered by 11:59PM on August 1st are guaranteed a short-sleeved, cotton t-shirt. All registrants after that time are NOT guaranteed a t-shirt.

COURSE: Out and back with inclines/hills.

DISTANCE: 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk.

TIMING: All 5K participants will be professionally chip timed and receive an official race finish time. Fun Walk participants will not be timed. A kiosk will be available to scan your bib and receive a printout of your time. TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON THE RACE WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS.

RESULTS: Results will be available on this race web page within 24 hours of the race concluding. Because this is a chip-timed event, each runner's time will reflect that elapsed time between when he/she crossed the start and finish line.

AWARDS:

· Top 25 Overall finishers will receive a commemorative medal as they cross the finish line.

HOSPITALITY:

· Refreshments will be available as runners depart the race area.

PACKET PICKUP: Participants can pick up their packets the day before the event

· Friday, August 22nd, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm at the Marty Lewis Public Safety Center on the GCTC Main Campus.

QUESTIONS? Contact the race director at info@gctech.edu

Races Offered

Rocket Man 5K Run

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Road running

timer

07:30

Fun Walk

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

terrain

Type — Road running

timer

07:45

Support

Aug 22, 2026

straighten

Distance — Support

terrain

Type — Road running

timer

07:45

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Shawnee.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 23.6° / 34.5°

wb_sunny 24.8° / 36.0°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.5 /

water_drop 60.3%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 23.6° / 34.5°

wb_sunny 24.8° / 36.0°

air 10.5 km/h

water_drop 60.3%

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GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk

About the Event

Gordon Cooper Technology Center Foundation Presents Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk!

Gordon Cooper Technology Center-Main Campus-One John C. Bruton Blvd., Shawnee Oklahoma

COST: 5K and Fun Walk-$30 (+ online registration processing fees)

SWAG: All participants registered by 11:59PM on August 1st are guaranteed a short-sleeved, cotton t-shirt. All registrants after that time are NOT guaranteed a t-shirt.

COURSE: Out and back with inclines/hills.

DISTANCE: 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk.

TIMING: All 5K participants will be professionally chip timed and receive an official race finish time. Fun Walk participants will not be timed. A kiosk will be available to scan your bib and receive a printout of your time. TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON THE RACE WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS.

RESULTS: Results will be available on this race web page within 24 hours of the race concluding. Because this is a chip-timed event, each runner's time will reflect that elapsed time between when he/she crossed the start and finish line.

AWARDS:

· Top 25 Overall finishers will receive a commemorative medal as they cross the finish line.

HOSPITALITY:

· Refreshments will be available as runners depart the race area.

PACKET PICKUP: Participants can pick up their packets the day before the event

· Friday, August 22nd, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm at the Marty Lewis Public Safety Center on the GCTC Main Campus.

QUESTIONS? Contact the race director at info@gctech.edu

Races Offered

Rocket Man 5K Run

Fun Walk

Support

Weather Overview

About Shawnee

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A Child's World 5k, 1 Mile Walk, and Family Fun

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