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:

• 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 12pm-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…
-Let's support our survivors