Name: Kicking Butt 5K Run/Walk
Start: 2027-08-28
End: 2027-08-28
Location: Louisville

About the Event

Mission: Finish Line for Your Behind

Come dressed as your favorite superhero to help avenge colon cancer. Capes encouraged, courage required. We will have several family-friendly games, and please bring your four-legged friends. Please register your kids and indicate if they would like a cape package (absolutely available to our big kids and really fun adults).

SATURDAY, August 28, 2027, at 8:00 AM at Waterfront Park in Louisville

RACE FEATURES:

Scenic paved route at Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville
Commemorative race shirts
Family-friendly games for kids
"Daisy" best dressed superhero dog award
Free Race Photos (Thanks Ruby Cline-Eaton & Donna Collins Photography)
Chip timing by RaceRise
Teams
Overall & Age Group Awards
Free Kids Dash (1/4 mile)
Prizes for our Top Fundraising Teams

PACKET PICKUP Our packet pickup will be held on Friday, August 27th, from 12pm-6 pm in front of our office, Prevention Project (Address: 1640 Lyndon Farm Ct #108, Louisville, KY 40223). Foundation For A healthy Kentucky Building. We will also have race morning packet pickup from 7-7:30 am at Waterfront Park Big Four Lawn.

RACE DAY SCHEDULE

7:00AM Packet Pickup & Healthy Village Opens
7:40AM Kids 1/4 Mile Dash (Ages 9 and under)
7:50AM Pre-race Program
8:00AM Kicking Butt 5K Race Start
8:02AM 1 Mile Fun Walk starts
9:00AM 5K & Fundraising Awards Ceremony

KID'S DASH We'll have a FREE Kid's Dash (1/4 mile distance) at 7:40 am. SUPERHERO packets will be available for purchase when registering (for kids of all ages 0-120). Please register your kids.

DAISY AWARD: This is a best-dressed dog award in honor of Meredith Potthast. Costumes will be superhero themed.

5K RACE AWARDS Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in the following age groups: 0-12, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80+

5K ROUTE MAP

1 MILE FUN WALK ROUTE MAP

-Colon cancer is the #1 cancer killer in 20–49-year-olds

-New legislation has been passed in Kentucky that makes it easier to be screened. https://kyma.org/from-cancer-detection-to-prevention-the-promise-of-krs-304-17a-257/

-Let's support our survivors

Races Offered

Virtual Runner/Walker

Aug 28, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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$35.00

FREE Kid's Dash

Aug 28, 2027

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Distance — 0.4K

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07:40

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$0.00

5K Run/Walk

Aug 28, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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08:00

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$30.00

1 Mile Walk

Aug 28, 2027

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Distance — 1.6K

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08:02

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$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

19.5° / 29.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

21.2° / 30.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 54m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

7.2 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:58

nightlight Sunset

20:34

About Louisville

Learn more about the host city, Louisville.

Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, is known for the Kentucky Derby horserace and as the "gateway to the south" from southern Indiana. It's a lively mid-sized city with an excellent dining scene, ample opportunities for bourbon tasting, and interesting public art. Louisville is also the namesake of the Official Bat of Major League Baseball — the Louisville Slugger.