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RUN FOR YOUR LIFE 5K AND 1 MILE URBAN TRAIL RUN 2026 17th Annual

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About the Event

WE RUN FOR ST. JUDE

RACE LOCATION: FORTS RANDOLPH & BUHLOW STATE HISTORIC SITE

                               135 Riverfront Street, Pineville LA 71360 

Call Tracy (318) 446-6429 if you need assistance with directions on race day.

RACE TIME:  5K Starts at 8:00am, 1 mile starts immediately after 5k is finished.

REGISTRATION FEE:  $25 to Register in advance until May 2nd.  Race Day Registration is $30.

PACKET PICK-UP:   Early pickup is Friday, May 1st from 12-5:30 pm at Lagniappe Homecare @ 3130 Jackson St., Alexandria, LA.   

Race Day pick up from 6:30-7:45am at Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site in Pineville, LA.

AGE DIVISIONS: Male and Female: 9 and Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-74, 75 and over

5K AWARDS:  CASH awarded to Top 3 Overall (Male/Female) & Top Masters & Grand Masters (Male/Female) $150-$100-$75

Prizes awarded to Top 3 in each age division (Male/Female) 

 

For Race information contact Jamie Shelton (318) 628-4116; jshelton@centralmanagement.com or Sondra Walker (318) 628-4116; swalker@centralmanagement.com or contact Tracy at (318) 446-6429 hilltopaa@centralmanagement.com

 

 

 

 

Races Offered

5k

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:00

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$25.00

1 Mile

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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08:30

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Pineville.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 19.7° / 29.4°
wb_sunny 20.8° / 30.8°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 9.9 /
water_drop 76.7%

About Pineville

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Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located across the Red River from the larger Alexandria, and is part of the Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,555 at the 2010 census. It had been 13,829 in 2000; population hence grew by 5 percent over the preceding decade.

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