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Saturday, October 17th, 2026
100 Justice Way, Hopkinsville KY
Half · 5K
51–71°F · low rain risk
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2025
54–78°F
dry
2024
38–62°F
dry
2023
44–64°F
dry
2022
39–54°F
dry
2021
46–67°F
dry
2020
40–65°F
dry
2019
41–60°F
dry
2018
40–65°F
dry
2017
44–66°F
dry
2016
67–84°F
dry
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Race-day forecast · Saturday, Oct 17
Cloudy · 44–61°F
Saturday, Oct 17starts near 44°F · 1% chance of rain · wind up to 15 mph
About this race
The 8th Annual Hoptown Half Marathon & 5K is a joint road race through Hopkinsville, KY, scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026. The updated Half Marathon and 5K courses will Start and Finish in the front of the iconic Christian County Justice Center.
The Half Marathon course winds through downtown Hopkinsville, residential areas, through beautiful Christian County countryside, and returns to finish downtown on the Hopkinsville Greenway/Rail Trail. The Half Marathon course also includes the unique quarter-mile Rail Trail bridge, the longest non-water bridge span in Kentucky.
Half Marathon and 5K runner packages include a unique medal and 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.
The race Start/Finish line and race day packet pickup is in front of the Christian County Justice Center, 100 Justice Way, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
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