Event Information: Mark your calendars! Women’s Hope Medical Clinic is excited to invite YOU to join us for our annual Walk for Life + 5K. It’s happening on October 10th at the Opelika Sportsplex, and this event isn’t just a walk or run—it’s a chance to make a real difference!
Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just love a stroll with friends, there’s something for everyone. Form a team, bring your family, and come ready for fun, fellowship, and purpose. And the best part? Every dollar raised helps provide hope, resources, and care for families right here in our community.
So lace up your sneakers, grab some friends, and let’s run (or walk) to save lives! We can’t wait to see you there!
Location: The race will start at the Opelika Sportsplex with an 8:00 AM start for the 1-Mile followed by the 5K at 8:30 AM.
Pre-Registration Fees: $30 5K Race Day Registration Fees: $50 5K
Race Day Packet Pickup and Registration: 7:15-7:45 AM at Opelika Sportsplex.
Race Day Schedule
7:15-7:45 Packet Pickup
7:45 Welcome & Worship
8:00 1-Mile Start
8:30 5K Start
5K Award Categories*
1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall Male and Female
* All awards must be picked up at the event. Final official results will be posted with 48 hours race completion at www.auburnrunning.org/results.html
Parking: Parking is provided at the Sportsplex
Water Stops: Water/Gatorade will be available every 1-1/2 miles.
Refunds are not allowed for this race.
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$0.00
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$10.00
Oct 10, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Opelika.
Learn more about the host city, Opelika.
Opelika is a city in, and the county seat of, Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is 30,995, an increase of 17.1 percent from the 2010 Census where the population was 26,477. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 174,241, along with the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, comprises the Greater Columbus combined statistical area, a region home to 501,649 residents.
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Watch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of Walk for Life + 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jeb Jones | — | |
| 🥇 | Sibley Garner | — | |
| 🥈 | Asher Coppenger | — | |
| 🥈 | Arthur Zimmerman | — | |
| 🥉 | Josh Walker | — | |
| 🥉 | Seth Peebles | — | |
| 4 | Robert Langhart | — | |
| 4 | Richard Bailey III | — | |
| 5 | Carter Freeman | — | |
| 5 | Robert Langhout | — | |
| 6 | Bryson Mayes | — | |
| 6 | Trent Reed | — | |
| 7 | Carter Freeman | — | |
| 7 | Jake Smith | — | |
| 8 | Riley Campbell | — | |
| 8 | Jere Scott Bradshaw | — | |
| 9 | Thomas Smith | — | |
| 9 | Daniel Pittman | — | |
| 10 | Christopher Dillard | — | |
| 10 | Elizabeth Campbell | — | |
| 11 | Hope McDonald | — | |
| 11 | Christian Hargrove | — | |
| 12 | Austin Harris | — | |
| 12 | Arthur Tanyel | — | |
| 13 | Zaden Merriman | — | |
| 13 | Ryan Fendley | — | |
| 14 | Caroline Montini | — | |
| 14 | Casey Dillard | — | |
| 15 | Merrill Kaplowitz | — | |
| 15 | Olivia Minter | — | |
| 16 | Thomas Smith | — | |
| 16 | Madison Lusk | — | |
| 17 | Annie Lusk | — | |
| 17 | Ethan Clark | — | |
| 18 | Dominique Ryan | — | |
| 18 | Adam Carlisle | — | |
| 19 | Emory Clifford | — | |
| 19 | Matt Fleming | — | |
| 20 | J. Kurth | — | |
| 20 | Joseph Mayes | — | |
| 21 | John Schmitt | — | |
| 21 | Ryan Pauly | — | |
| 22 | Libby Dunagan | — | |
| 22 | Isaac Bush | — | |
| 23 | Alaina Franks | — | |
| 23 | Jay Borden | — | |
| 24 | Abigail Gaston | — | |
| 24 | Deven Christopher | — | |
| 25 | Paul Beauchamp | — | |
| 25 | Rylee Pierce | — | |
| 26 | Millie Bowen | — | |
| 26 | Andrew Webb | — | |
| 27 | Andrew Gross | — | |
| 27 | Rachel Welch | — | |
| 28 | Amanda Spies | — | |
| 28 | Thomas Lindsey | — | |
| 29 | Jake Evans | — | |
| 29 | Mark Summerford | — | |
| 30 | No Name | — | |
| 30 | Matthew Sasser | — | |
| 31 | Lily King | — | |
| 31 | Jere Scott Bradshaw | — | |
| 32 | Bradley Andrew | — | |
| 32 | Hattie Noden | — | |
| 33 | Levi Sergeant | — | |
| 33 | Kate Hardee | — | |
| 34 | Emory Compton | — | |
| 34 | Bradley Andrew | — | |
| 35 | Chris Wilkerson | — | |
| 35 | M. Kurth | — | |
| 36 | Charlotte Watts | — | |
| 36 | Melo Canales | — | |
| 37 | Jalen Wright | — | |
| 37 | Tom Kucera | — | |
| 38 | Solomon Fellows | — | |
| 38 | Gregg Friend | — | |
| 39 | Olivia Burke | — | |
| 39 | Garrett Halla | — | |
| 40 | Cameron Breedlove | — | |
| 40 | Jarrod Horne | — | |
| 41 | M. Kurth | — | |
| 41 | Evan Kelsick | — | |
| 42 | Karen Parker | — | |
| 43 | Bacon Bandit | — | |
| 43 | Thomas Foster | — | |
| 44 | Adrian Dillard | — | |
| 44 | Jesse Hamby | — | |
| 45 | Reagan Wilkerson | — | |
| 45 | Cadence Stumbaugh | — | |
| 46 | Shaye Rawson | — | |
| 46 | Jessica Hasselbeck | — | |
| 47 | Colin Moore | — | |
| 47 | Austin Harris | — | |
| 48 | Karen Cox | — | |
| 48 | Chloe Cox | — | |
| 49 | Thomas Foster | — | |
| 49 | Laura Schmitt | — | |
| 50 | Laurie Kirkpatrick | — | |
| 50 | Rebecca Kurth | — |
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