Registration open for K-State’s Homecoming 5K Run/Walk
The K-State Alumni Association invites Kansas State University students, alumni and friends everywhere to kick off K-State’s 2021 Homecoming week by participating in a virtual and in-person Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Run/Walk between Oct. 24-30. The Homecoming 5K is sponsored by WTC Fiber Internet.
“We are thrilled to offer this year’s 5K in both in-person and virtual formats,” said Tamie Redding, assistant director of student programs and All-University Homecoming chair. “Each year the 5K helps us kick off Homecoming week and we’re excited to celebrate this tradition yet again.”
Registration for the 5K is open and can be completed online at https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/Manhattan/KStateHomecoming5K.
The proceeds will benefit Pawnee Mental Health Services, which serves 10 area counties providing an array of services which promote mental health.
The in-person 5K will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, at the K-State Alumni Center. We will offer awards in both student and non-student categories, as well as Homecoming points for K-State pairings. The virtual race is open to non-students and students (not in a pairing). All students competing with a pairing or other organizations must be in-person.
The virtual 5K participants need to register by 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24 to be included. You can register through this site or call the K-State Alumni Association at 785-532-6260. Enjoy a 3.1 mile walk, jog or run at a place, pace and time of your choosing between Sunday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 24 and share your result. We will compile virtual results separate from the results of the in-person race. Don't forget to enter your race time here by midnight on Oct. 24.
The cost to participate is $24.
This will be the university's 106th Homecoming celebration, and the theme will be “Lights, Camera, ’Cats.” Homecoming is a universitywide celebration coordinated by the K-State Alumni Association.
For additional details on the 5K Run/Walk and the full schedule of Homecoming events, visit k-state.com/Homecoming.