Kicking Butt 5K Run/Walk
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:
- Chief Mark Furnish, retired Chief of the Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department, as keynote speaker.
- 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
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.
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
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).
DAISY AWARD
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. Let's support our survivors.