Lunch Lady Hustle 5K Run/Walk

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Coldstream Park/Legacy Trail, Lexington KY

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

Race Overview

Do you remember your favorite lunch lady? Did you love school pizza? Lunch ladies spend their school days hustling to feed kids. Now it’s your turn to hustle with the lunch ladies in this fun 5K.

Event Details

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time: 8:15am
Location: Coldstream Park/Legacy Trail, Northwest Lexington
Activities: 5K and 1/4 mile Kids Dash

Race Features

Shirts: Commemorative unisex sized, super soft, poly/cotton shirts
Awards: Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in age groups (0-14, 15-19, 20-24, ..., 75-79, 80+)
Course: Flat/fast course on paved surface at beautiful Coldstream Park
Photos: Free Race Photos

Challenges and Fun

Lunch Lady Challenge: A chance to hustle faster than the "Running Lunch Lady"
Entertainment: Great music, food, fun and fellowship
Costume Contest: Best Dressed Lunch Lady Contest
Participation: 5K, Kids Dash and Virtual Participant options

Presented By

This race is being presented by the Fayette County School Nutrition Association. FCSNA is a non-profit organization that aides local school nutrition employees and public school students. FCSNA provides annual student scholarships, employee scholarships, and multiple recognition awards. We offer continuing education for our members to develop their career skill sets while offering a localized sense of community. Our members and fellow child nutrition professionals have maintained their dedication throughout the pandemic. We have worked tirelessly to provide meals for adolescents and will continue to do so throughout 2021. If it wasn't known before 2020, it is now clear that some heroes do indeed, wear aprons instead of capes. 100% of proceeds and donations from our race will bolster our student & employee scholarship program.

Social Teams

SAVE $3.00: Expand your race experience and save by starting or joining a social team when you register. Teams of 5 or more members enable team pricing which will save each member of the team $3.00. The first 4 members of the team will have their credit/debit card credited $3.00 when the 5th person joins the team. We'll also have a prize for the largest team. Team members can participate in either the 5K Run/Walk, Kids Dash or Virtual.

Packet Pickup

Time: Packet pickup will be held on the morning of the race from 7:15-8:45am at Coldstream Park. No credentials or paperwork are necessary to pick up your packet.

Best Dressed Lunch Lady

Channel your favorite lunch lady from the past. Circa 1970’s. We’ll have a fun prize for the best dressed “lady”.

5K Route Map

5K ROUTE MAP

Course Information

The course is an out and back on paved/concrete trail surfaces with very little elevation change. There are two hydration stations along the route at Mile 1.4 and 1.9. Common Start/Finish location on the east end of the Coldstream Dog Park area.