NEW THIS YEAR!  Race shirts this year will be tech shirts!  Plus a virtual option.
Get away and take the short drive to Bardstown KY on a sunny Saturday for the Run for the Health of It 5k Run/Walk.

Great course, winding through historic Bardstown and local neighborhoods. Stay after the race and enjoy breakfast in anyone of the quaint restaurants in the city square. Click here for course map.

Click here to register.

To benefit the Nelson County Community Clinic.

DISTANCE: 5 kilometers (3.1 miles)

ENTRY FEES:  Early registration (non-refundable)

$25 - Online through May 31, 2021.  

$30 - Late registration through Friday, June 11th

$35 - Race Day

Donations to Nelson County Community Clinic are welcomed and appreciated.

RACE SHIRTS:

FREE tech shirt guaranteed to the first 300 entrants. Pre-registered runners may pick up shirts at early packet pickup. 

PACKET PICKUP:

Early packet pickup Friday, June 11th from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. EST at lower level of Spalding Hall, 310 Xavier Dr.

Race day begins at 7:00 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. EST.

AWARDS:

First place male and female

Top three male and female in each age group: 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, 65-69, 70 & over.

RACE HIGHLIGHTS• Chip Timing• Free post race snacks• Water Pre and Post Race (no water station on course)• Digital clock on display at finish• Race results at www.rivercityraces.com

DIRECTIONS TO THE RACE

Spalding Hall Lawn, 310 Xavier Drive, Bardstown, KY 40004. Lower Level of Spalding Hall

Free Parking St. Joseph Church lot next to Spalding Hall

 From Louisville

Interstate-65 south to Exit 112. Turn left on HWY 245 for 15 miles. Turn right on 3rd St. (US 31-E). At the round about take the 1st street - W. Stephen Foster Ave (US-31E) for 2 blocks then turn right on N. 5th Street. Spalding Hall is on the left.

 From Lexington

West on Bluegrass Parkway to Exit 25. Right off the exit ramp onto HWY150 for 3 miles. Turn right onto N. 5th Street. Spalding Hall is on the left.

From Nashville

Interstate 65 North to Exit 93 (Bardstown-Lexington exit). Follow the Bluegrass Parkway to Exit 21 Bardstown. Left off the exit ramp onto US 31-E for 2 miles. Merge right onto W. Stephen Foster Ave. to the first light. Turn left on N. 5th Street. Spalding Hall is on the left.