The Blazing 5k and Mile

🏃‍♂️ Welcome to the Fastest 5k in the Midwest!

🏆 Event Overview

2025 marks the 6th annual Blazing 5k. The last 5 years have welcomed elites and runners of all types. The 5k course starts on the back loop in Water Works Park and shoots out the gun going clockwise on the flat and fast loop. At the end of the loop the racers are greeted by a prize for the first person to cross the mat. From there it's another flat and fast main loop going clockwise. This area offers plenty of space for spectators and the field can be seen for almost the entirety of this loop. It finishes on the screaming fast and long straightaway to the finish.

USATF Certified Course: IA21006MF

The 6th edition of the event date is now taking place on October 5th, 2025.

💰 Prizes

• Total Purse: $2850 + Shoes + Event Record Bonuses
• 5k Male/Female: 1st - $300 + Shoes, 2nd - $200 + Shoes, 3rd - $100 + Shoes, 4th - $75, 5th - $50
• Blazing Bonus: $300 (Break Runablaze Team Record, only Runablaze Iowa Members Eligible)
• Beyond Recovery Halfway Premium M/F: $100 + Shoes

🏅 Mile Race Prizes

• Mile Male/Female: 1st - $200, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50
• Combined 6.609k Male/Female: 1st - $100

📈 Course Records

• 5k Course Record Male: Edwin Kurgat - 13:47 (2022)
• 5k Course Record Female: Kassie Parker -15:46 (2024)

🎉 Elite Information

• Male cutoff: 16:00
• Male Free Entry: 14:45 or faster
• Female cutoff: 20:00
• Female Free Entry: 19:00 or faster

📞 Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact us at: tysonw123@live.com

🔗 Additional Links

For more details about the race, visit The Blazing 5k and Mile Race Page

⚖️ Previous Prize Purseses

• 2024 Total Purse: $3350 + Shoes
• 2023 Total Purse: $3540 + 8 pairs of free shoes + Coeur Gear (Women's Winner)
• 2022 5k Prize Purse: $2100 + shoes
• 2021 Blazing 5k Prize Purse: $1750 + shoes