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Runner In Red 5K Run/Walk

🍀Celebrate St. Paddy’s with “Runner In Red”🍀
(Race Supports a Cure for Lung Cancer)

March 21, 2026
9AM Start - Rain or Shine
Eisenhower Park Field #2

SPECIAL:🍀A FREE Barb’s Beer for all runners (Ages 21+) 🍀
All runners (21 and over) will get a FREE Barb’s Beer. The beer, along with the race and
the “Runner in Red” novel, raise funds to support a cure for lung cancer. See RunnerinRed.com for full details.

FREE KIDS FUN RUN!

ABOUT

The Runner in Red 5K draws its name from the Boston Marathon mystery novel “Runner in Red,” by Tom Murphy. The novel is based on a real-life Boston Marathon legend that a woman “wearing red” snuck into the Boston Marathon in 1951, fifteen years before history knew of the first woman runner. The novel is a mystery, love story and family drama that explores the history of women’s running – and raises funds to cure lung cancer.

BUY THE NOVEL - SUPPORT LUNG CANCER CURE

Tom Murphy, author of the Boston Marathon mystery novel, Runner in Red, is contributing profits to help cure lung cancer. Support the cause, purchase the novel on Amazon, or click here.

AWARDS

• Top Female Overall will receive the Barb Murphy trophy.
• Top Male Overall will receive the Jimmy Flynn trophy.
• Top 3 M/F Age Group Medals: 10 & Under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
• LARGEST TEAM AWARD Trophy.

BENEFICIARY

Runner in Red/Barb’s Beer Foundation, a 501c3 charity, raises funds to cure lung cancer in memory of Barb Murphy. A marathon runner and late wife of Tom Murphy, author of the novel, Runner in Red, Barb passed away from non-smoker’s lung cancer in 2013. Learn more about Barb’s story as a marathon runner and advocate for curing lung cancer – at barbsbeer.org. Contributions go to curing lung cancer, which takes the lives of more women than any other cancer.

BIB PICKUP

In-Person: Please see the event staff starting one hour before the event start time.

• Hurry; Register 3 weeks in advance to get a personalized Race Number!
• You must know your bib number in order to pick up your bib. If you do not know your bib number there will be a Self Lookup area. 
• If you register within 24 hours of bib pickup you will be texted your bib number within 90 seconds or click on Bib Lookup above.

Virtual: Are shipped to you! Shipping window ranges from one week prior to the event to one week post event.

COURSE

USATF Certified 5K Course - See the MAP here.

PARKING

QUESTIONS

Tom Murphy
[email protected]
360-731-0603

RESULTS & PHOTOS

• LIVE Online/Email/Text Results and FREE Video & Same-day finish line pics
• Find Misc Photos on Facebook @elitefeats

TEAM ROSTER