GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk

Event Overview

Lace up and launch into a great morning! The Gordon Cooper Technology Center Foundation presents the Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk at the GCTC Main Campus in Shawnee. 🚀🍭

Event Details

• Date: August 22, 2026
• Location: One John C. Bruton Blvd., Shawnee, OK
• Registration URL: Rocket Man Run Registration

Cost

5K and Fun Walk - $30 (+ online registration processing fees)

Swag

• T-shirt: All participants registered by 11:59 PM on August 1st are guaranteed a short-sleeved, cotton t-shirt.
• Note: T-shirts are not guaranteed for registrations made after this date.

Course Information

• Type: Out and back course with inclines/hills.
• Distances: 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk.

Timing

• 5K Participants: All will be professionally chip timed and receive an official race finish time.
• Fun Walk: Participants will not be timed.
• Kiosk: A kiosk will be available to scan your bib and receive a printout of your time.
• Results Posting: Times will be posted on the race website within 24 hours.

Results

Results will be available on this race web page within 24 hours of the race concluding. Because this is a chip-timed event, each runner's time will reflect that elapsed time between when he/she crossed the start and finish line.

Awards

Top 25 Overall finishers will receive a commemorative medal as they cross the finish line.

Hospitality

Refreshments will be available as runners depart the race area.

Packet Pickup

Participants can pick up their packets the day before the event on Friday, August 21st, from 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm at the Marty Lewis Public Safety Center on the GCTC Main Campus.

Contact

❓ HAVE QUESTIONS? Contact the race director at info@gctech.edu