Event Overview
TRC’s Equalizer 5K 2026 is once again hosted by the Tulsa Running Club, a challenge among the ages.
This race will be held at Mohawk Park Shelter #3, Tulsa, OK 74115.
Race Format
- Unique Structure: The Equalizer 5K is an atypical race, leveling the entire field with staggered start times based on every age/gender group’s 5K state record.
- Staggered Start: Each age/gender group has its own start time in reverse order, beginning with the oldest. For example, males ages 85-over start first at 7:30 a.m.
- Competition: The Equalizer 5K pits young and not-as-young against each other to recognize the best runners of any age and gender.
- Finisher Flags: The first 10 individuals across the finish line will receive finisher flags!
Registration Information
- Registration Fees: Pre-race day registration is $25 until June 30, 2026. After this date, the price increases to $35.
- Discount: Tulsa Running Club members will have a half-off discount applied at checkout.
- Packet Pickup: Packet pickup will be held at REI, 6939 S. Elwood Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74132 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on July 16 and July 17, 2026.
- Race Day Registration: Race-day registration is $35, with packet pickup opening at 6:45 a.m. and closing at 7:15 a.m.
Race Day Details
The first wave will begin at 7:30 a.m. We ask that you be at your designated group corral 5 minutes before your start time. The complete list of start times will be posted at the race, so be ready! Many groups are only seconds apart.
We will have a running clock, but the event isn’t electronically timed as finish order is what we will record. We won’t know the first age/gender group to start the race until all registrations are in, including race-day signups.
Course Amenities
- Water Station: We’ll have a water station at about the halfway point of the race.
- Socks: Entrants will receive cool TRC logo running crew socks.
More Information
For more details, visit the race website: Equalizer 5K Registration.