Kicking Butt 5K Run/Walk 2026

Description

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 29th, 2026, at 8:00 AM at Waterfront Park in Louisville

RACE FEATURES:

This year's event will feature Chief Mark Furnish, retired Chief of the Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department, as keynote speaker. Inspired by fellow firefighter Bruce DeArk's commitment to raising awareness about colorectal cancer, Mark underwent his first colonoscopy in 2022 and was diagnosed with colon cancer. After a 44-year career in the fire service, Mark retired in 2025 and is now cancer-free. He uses his story to encourage others to get screened and take action before cancer becomes a crisis.

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 28th, from 12p m-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