07Aug
Elite Rugged 5K
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 07:00
- Entry fee
- $50.00
MKK's Rugged Race Presented by Independence Bank
Owensboro,
Kentucky,
United States
287 days left
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Date
07 Aug, 2027
Races
8 distances
Entry fee
$20.00 – $50.00
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Website
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MKK's Rugged Race Presented by Independence Bank
About the event
We're so excited for the annual MentorKids Kentucky Rugged Race at Diamond Lake Resort! Participants will experience a 5K race with 28 obstacles, including water crossing, barbed wire, rope climbs, mud, and much more!
The Elite category is for serious athletes ready to win, and the Ultimate category is for those who want to run as a team or just run for fun!
We also have 5K and 10K Trail Run (no obstacle) options, as well as an XTreme 10K option (a 5K trail run + 5K with obstacles)
All participants will receive a finisher’s medal and t-shirt. Additional medals will be given to the overall male and female winners in the elite and ultimate categories, and a trophy will be given to the top team!
Rugged Kids is for ages 8-13, and Rugged Rascals is for ages 4-7.
This event would not be possible without our amazing volunteers and sponsors. If you are interested in securing your place for the race next year, please call our office at 270-926-6893.
Proceeds will help support the life-changing work done at MentorKids Kentucky. Learn more about our work and mission at mentorkidsky.org.
MentorKids Kentucky, Inc. is a nonprofit organization recognized as tax‑exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Races offered
07Aug
Ultimate Rugged 5K
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 07:30
- Entry fee
- $50.00
07Aug
10K Trail Run
Running
- Distance
- 10K
- Start time
- 07:55
- Entry fee
- $50.00
07Aug
Xtreme Rugged Race 10K
Running
- Distance
- 10K
- Start time
- 07:55
- Entry fee
- $50.00
07Aug
5K Trail Run
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:15
- Entry fee
- $50.00
07Aug
Rugged Kids
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
07Aug
Rugged Rascals
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $20.00
07Aug
Rugged Rascals
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 10:15
- Entry fee
- $20.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for August in Owensboro.
Temperature20.0° / 29.6°
Feels like21.5° / 31.2°
Sunshine hours11h 59m
Rainfall1.9 mm
Snowfall—
Wind8.2 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity72.9%
Max UV indexHigh (7.0)
Sweat lossHigh
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise06:04
Sunset19:38
About Owensboro
Learn more about the host city, Owensboro.
Owensboro is a town on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It bills itself as the Barbecue Capital of the World and has had some interesting figures call it home over the years, such as Beulah Annan, whose story inspired the play and movie Chicago; Florence Henderson, aka Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch; NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip ; and Johnny Depp. On a darker note, it was also the site of the last public hanging in the United States, the subject being an African American, in 1936.
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