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ODK Homecoming Cake Race 2026

Name: ODK Homecoming Cake Race 2026
Start: 2026-09-24
End: 2026-09-24
Location: Auburn

Auburn, Alabama, United States

calendar_today 24 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

This is a 5K that is put on annually by Omicron Delta Kappa to foster school spirit during homecoming week! Students as well as community members are encouraged to run in or attend this fun, family-friendly event. There will be cake for every runner following the race but, the first three male and first three female winners of the race will each receive their own cake to take home.

Packet Pickup: September 24th (race day), 3:30pm-4:45pm

Water Stop: Located at the corner of Biggio Dr and Lem Morrison Dr

Race Day Schedule:

3:30- packet pickup begins
4:45- runners make their way to the start
5:00- Aubie starts the race!
5:30- Awards presentation
5:30-6:30- cake is served for all finishers, pictures, etc

Races Offered

ODK Annual Cake Race 5k

Sep 24, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

17:00

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Auburn.

thermostat Temperature

19.5° / 29.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

20.0° / 30.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 14m

water_drop Avg rainfall

5.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:25

nightlight Sunset

18:46

About Auburn

Learn more about the host city, Auburn.

Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama. The population was 76,143 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a 2020 population of 193,773, along with the Columbus, GA-AL MSA and Tuskegee, Alabama, comprises the greater Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA, a region home to 563,967 residents as of 2020.

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