Start date: 10/21/2023
Activities: Running race, Virtual race, Half Marathon, 5K, 3.1 Miles, 1 Mile

The 5th Annual Hoptown Half Marathon & 5K, sponsored by Planters Bank and Jennie Stuart Health, is a joint road race through Hopkinsville, KY, scheduled for Saturday, October 21, 2023. The CERTIFIED HALF MARATHON course winds through downtown Hoptown, residential areas, through beautiful Christian County countryside and returns to finish downtown on our popular new Greenway/Rail Trail. The Half Marathon course also includes the unique quarter-mile new Rail Trail bridge, the longest non-water bridge span in Kentucky. New for 2023 is the Youth 1-Mile Challenge for area elementary school participation.
Half marathon and 5K runner packages include a unique medal and comfortable long sleeve moisture-wicking performance shirt. Come experience the beauty and charm of west Kentucky scenery and hospitality in Hopkinsville - or Hoptown as we call it - at the Hoptown Half Marathon & 5K.
Race starting line is at 706 S. Main Street in front of the Municipal Building in downtown Hopkinsville. Race day registration and packet pickup is at the nearby Christian County Justice Center, 100 Justice Way, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
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Hoptown Half Marathon
Hoptown Half Marathon is a CERTIFIED race.Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:00 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 12:00Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Activity type: Running raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): Long Sleeve Tech ShirtRegistration Periods:-
Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Registration closes : 3/13/2023 00:59Race fee : $59.00Processing fee : $4.54
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Registration opens : 3/13/2023 01:00Registration closes : 5/15/2023 00:59Race fee : $69.00Processing fee : $5.14
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Registration opens : 5/15/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/1/2023 00:59Race fee : $79.00Processing fee : $5.74
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Registration opens : 10/1/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/20/2023 00:59Race fee : $85.00Processing fee : $6.10
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Registration opens : 10/20/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/21/2023 10:00Race fee : $89.00Processing fee : $6.34
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Hoptown 5K
Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:20 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 09:20Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Activity type: Running raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): Long Sleeve Tech ShirtRegistration Periods:-
Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Registration closes : 3/13/2023 00:59Race fee : $35.00Processing fee : $3.10
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Registration opens : 3/13/2023 01:00Registration closes : 5/15/2023 00:59Race fee : $45.00Processing fee : $3.70
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Registration opens : 5/15/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/1/2023 00:59Race fee : $50.00Processing fee : $4.00
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Registration opens : 10/1/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/20/2023 00:59Race fee : $55.00Processing fee : $4.30
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Registration opens : 10/20/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/21/2023 10:00Race fee : $59.00Processing fee : $4.54
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Virtual Hoptown Half Marathon
This option may be completed anytime, anywhere during the month of September, and you do not need to send us your finish time.Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:00 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 12:00Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Activity type: Virtual raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): Long Sleeve Tech Shirt -
Virtual Hoptown 5K
Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:30 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 12:00Registration opens : 1/30/2022 21:00Activity type: Virtual raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): Long Sleeve Tech Shirt -
Half Marathon- Rucking Division
Participants are REQUIRED to weight IN before the start of the Race/Ruck and weigh OUT immediately post event. Ruck weight requirement: If you weigh > 150 lbs 20 lbs Ruck plate (or equivalent weight) If you weigh < 150 lbs 10 lbs Ruck plate (or equivalent weight)Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:00 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 12:00Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Activity type: Running raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): Long Sleeve Tech ShirtRegistration Periods:-
Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Registration closes : 3/13/2023 00:59Race fee : $59.00Processing fee : $4.54
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Registration opens : 3/13/2023 01:00Registration closes : 5/15/2023 00:59Race fee : $69.00Processing fee : $5.14
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Registration opens : 5/15/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/1/2023 00:59Race fee : $79.00Processing fee : $5.74
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Registration opens : 10/1/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/20/2023 00:59Race fee : $85.00Processing fee : $6.10
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Registration opens : 10/20/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/21/2023 10:00Race fee : $89.00Processing fee : $6.34
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5K- Rucking Division
Participants are REQUIRED to weight IN before the start of the Race/Ruck and weigh OUT immediately post event. Ruck weight requirement: If you weigh > 150 lbs 20 lbs Ruck plate (or equivalent weight) If you weigh < 150 lbs 10 lbs Ruck plate (or equivalent weight)Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:20 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 09:20Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Activity type: Running raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): Long Sleeve Tech ShirtRegistration Periods:-
Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Registration closes : 3/13/2023 00:59Race fee : $35.00Processing fee : $3.10
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Registration opens : 3/13/2023 01:00Registration closes : 5/15/2023 00:59Race fee : $45.00Processing fee : $3.70
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Registration opens : 5/15/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/1/2023 00:59Race fee : $50.00Processing fee : $4.00
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Registration opens : 10/1/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/20/2023 00:59Race fee : $55.00Processing fee : $4.30
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Registration opens : 10/20/2023 01:00Registration closes : 10/21/2023 10:00Race fee : $59.00Processing fee : $4.54
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Youth 1-mile Challenge
Event is for elementary school children. Medals will be awarded overall boy/girl finisher and for top three finishers in each grade. Cash prizes will be awarded to schools based on highest participation.Activity Starts: 10/21/2023 08:20 - Activity Ends: 10/21/2023 09:30Registration opens : 1/30/2023 21:00Activity type: Running raceRequires Date of BirthRequires phone numberGiveaway(s): T-Shirt