Run The Ridge Trail Race

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

• Event: The Run The Ridge 5K, 10K, and 25K Trail Run
• Date: 2026-10-10
• Location: 6210 Hwy 62 East, Beaver Dam, KY
• Description: A culturally and historically significant event as runners will be traveling some of the same dirt roads and beautiful overlooks that Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe, and his beloved Uncle Pen did.

🎶 Course Experience

• Challenge: This will be a fun but challenging event with steep inclines and declines to navigate going up to the top of the Ridge and coming back down.
• Scenery: The scenic course winds “high in the hills of ‘ol Kentucky,” as Monroe put it.
• Entertainment: The race will feature plenty of great bluegrass music, including live bluegrass on the course.
• Start/Finish: The race will start and finish at the celebrated Bill Monroe Homeplace.

🎉 Additional Events

• Concurrent Events: Run the Ridge coincides with two other Bill Monroe Foundation events, “Pickin’ on the Porch” and “Camping and Jamming.”
• Live Music: A live bluegrass band will perform free-of-charge Saturday evening on the Homeplace porch, with dinner at 5:00 and music at 6:00.
• Camping: Runners are encouraged to stay and enjoy the show. Primitive camping is free, $10 with electricity.
• Community: Bluegrass pickers and enthusiasts will be camping throughout the weekend, with jam sessions typically occurring around campfires.

📝 Registration Details

• Deadline: Register by September 25, 2026, to receive a special race t-shirt.
• 5K Cost: $25
• 10K Cost: $35
• 25K Cost: $55

(There is a four hours and 30 minutes cutoff)

🏅 Awards

• Finisher Medal: All finishers will receive a special finishers medal to celebrate their accomplishment.
• Top Finishers: Awards will also be given to the Top 3 Male & Female Finishers in both the 5K, 10K, and 25K Distances.

🔗 More Information

For more details, visit the official race page: Run The Ridge Trail Race.