2025 Golden Helix 5k

2025 Golden Helix 5k

Sat October 11 2025

Location: Stonecipher Lecture Hall, Cookeville TN US - 38501

Description: The Race for the Golden Helix 5K (GH5K) is an annual 5 km (3.1 mile) open-road race around the beautiful campus of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN. The GH5K is professionally timed. All parking on the Tennessee Tech University campus is free and available to the public on the weekends. The best parking for the race is behind the TN Tech STEM Center, along Stadium Drive, near the Laboratory Science Commons (LSC) and Stonecipher Auditorium. The race is organized by the Student Affiliates of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) with the assistance of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) and the Chem-Med Club. The race is co-sponsored by the Tennessee Technological University Student Government Association SOLO Fund so that all students may race at no cost. Proceeds from the GH5K benefit the ASBMB and SMACS clubs, and the Upper Cumberland Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic at Cookeville High School. Students MUST present valid student ID at packet pick-up to be able to race.

Courses and prices:

• Course name: 5k Run
  Distance: 3.1 Miles
  Prices: $30.00 - $35.00

Register by: 9 p.m. Sun, Sept 21 for a guaranteed t-shirt on race day.