Lace up and launch into a great morning! The Gordon Cooper Technology Center Foundation presents the Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk at the GCTC Main Campus in Shawnee. 🚀👟
Ready for liftoff? Here are the Rocket Man Run details coming in hot!:
🚀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. T‑shirts are not guaranteed for registrations made after this date.
🚀COURSE: Out and back with inclines/hills.
🚀DISTANCES: 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 21st, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm at the Marty Lewis Public Safety Center on the GCTC Main Campus.
❓HAVE QUESTIONS? Contact the race director at info@gctech.edu
Aug 28, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
07:30
$30.00
Aug 28, 2027
Distance — 1.6K
Type — Running
07:45
$30.00
Aug 28, 2027
Distance — Support
Type — Running
07:45
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Shawnee.
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