Add a pop of pink to your stride! The Pink Up the Pace 1.5-Mile Fun Run/Walk starts at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 1st. Proceeds benefit Rockcastle Regional’s Relay for Life Team. Wear your pink and join the fight against cancer! Event Details 1.5 Mile Fun run race will start at 6:00 PM EST. Packet pickup and registration open at 5:00 – 5:45 PM. This event will not be timed, but participan ts may self- time and report it to us on site; we will record it in the RunSignUp results. Location: Rockcastle Industrial Park on Progress Drive in Mt. Vernon, KY $15 pre-registration fee by Monday, September 21. Participants receive a custom race t-shirt. (Shirt sizes are limited after Sept. 21. Inventory will be updated in Runsignup). Registration is $20 after September 21. NEW! Student Strides 2026 ALL students age 4-18 run FREE! No shirt included in registration, but may be added on for additional fee. Students who complete at least 7 races will receive a $25 gift card and custom t-shirt at the end of the 2026 series! Students must run or walk to be eligible for awards and incentives. Questions/Information Contact Chelsea Dillingham c.dillingham@rhrcc.org or (606) 256-7767. Printable Race Registration Form
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Pink Up the Pace 2026 — Mt Vernon, KY takes place on October 1, 2026. The race is held in Mt Vernon, Kentucky.
Where is Pink Up the Pace 2026 — Mt Vernon, KY held?
Pink Up the Pace 2026 — Mt Vernon, KY is held at Progress Drive in Mt Vernon, Kentucky.
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