The Blazing 5k and Mile

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

2025 Blazing 5k and Mile

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

📅 Event Date

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

🏆 Prizes

2025 Total Planned Purse: $2850 + Shoes + Event Record Bonuses

• 5k Male/Female: 1st - $300 + Shoes, 2nd - $200 + Shoes, 3rd - $100 + Shoes, 4th - $75, 5th - $50
• Beyond Recovery Halfway Premium M/F: $100 + Shoes
• Fleet Feet Final Kick Challenge: $50
• Mile Male/Female: 1st - $200, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50

📊 Course Records

5k Course Record Male/Female: $100

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

Mile Event Record Male/Female: $100

• Male: Noah Stevenson 4:15 (2024)
• Female: Kasandra Parker 5:05 (2024)

Combined 6.609k Event Record Male/Female: $100

• Adam Moore: 18:30 (2024)
• Kasandra Parker: 20:51 (2024)

🎖️ Previous Year Prizes

• 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

🏅 Elites

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

📞 Contact

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