St. Matthews Independence Day 5K

Join us at 8:00 am on Friday morning, July 4th for the St. Matthews Independence Day 5K. This race has its origins back to the 1970's with the course unchanged, in what was then called the St. Matthews Pavement Pounder. This fun and fast timed race begins and ends at St. Matthews Baptist Church (3515 Grandview Avenue). Walkers are welcome!

Entry includes:

• Closed course through St. Matthews neighborhoods
• Choice of unisex short sleeve tech shirt or women's tech tank
• Chip timing with online results
• On-site parking
• Free race photos
• Race goodie bag with packet pickup
• Post race food and vendor booths
• Lots of awards and door prizes

Awards, costume contest judging, and door prize drawings will take place in the parking lot following the race.

This year's charity is St. Matthews Baptist Church’s annual “Love 40207” campaign, which focuses on community service and outreach.

Registration fees are $25.00. Virtual runners can participate for the same fee while completing the race on their own time window.

Costume contest categories include:

• Most Patriotic Male
• Most Patriotic Female
• Most Patriotic Group
• Most Patriotic Youth (10 and under)

Awards will also be given to the top three overall male and female finishers, as well as age group awards.

The Team Challenge is free to enter, with awards for the fastest team.

For more information and to register, contact River City Races at [email protected] or call 502-386-1502.