Lunch Lady Hustle 5K Run/Walk

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.

Lace up your non-slip shoes and grab a hairnet because its race time! Our 6th Annual Lunch Lady Hustle 5K and the 1/4 mile Kids Dash will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:15am at Coldstream Park/Legacy Trail in Northwest Lexington. We can’t wait to see you there!

Race Features

• Commemorative shirts: Unisex sized, super soft, poly/cotton shirts
• Awards: For 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
• Free Race Photos: Capture your race memories!
• The Lunch Lady Challenge: A chance to hustle faster than the "Running Lunch Lady"
• Fun environment: Great music, food, fun and fellowship
• Best Dressed Contest: Show off your best lunch lady attire
• Event options: 5K, Kids (1/4 Mile) Dash, and Virtual Participant

Presenting Organization

This race is being presented by the Fayette County School Nutrition Association. FCSNA is a non-profit organization that aids local school nutrition employees and public school students. FCSNA provides annual student scholarships, employee scholarship, 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

Expand your race experience and SAVE $3.00 on your registration 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

We will hold our only packet pickup 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”.

Route Information

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.

5K Route Map