Mutt Strut

🐾 Event Registration

• Registration Closure: Registration will close from June 13th at 6:00 PM EST to June 14th at 7:30 AM EST. Registration will re-open for day of registration at 7:30 AM EST in person at the event.
• Date and Time: Mark your calendars! On June 14, 2025, from 9 am to 12 pm, join us at Legends Field for Lexington Humane Society’s annual Mutt Strut, proudly presented by Hunter Faulconer.
• Purpose: Whether you’re up for a 1.5-mile fun walk or ready to take on a 5K race, this event is all about having fun, getting active, and making a difference for animals in need.
• Impact: Every step you take helps provide shelter, medical care, and adoption services at Lexington Humane Society for over 4,000 animals annually—at a time when their needs are greatest.

🐕 Participate and Make a Difference

• Call to Action: Walk. Run. Save Lives. Your participation directly impacts the animals relying on us. Grab your running shoes, leash up your pup, and let’s strut for a cause!
• Fundraising Goal: Help us reach our goal of raising $40,000 to continue providing care and shelter for homeless animals. Every registration fee, donation, and sponsorship helps us achieve this mission!

🏃‍♂️ Event Highlights

• 5K Race: The 5K Race is back! Lace up your running shoes, leash up your furry friend, and hit the ground running!
• Prizes: Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers, along with their furry running buddies!
• Start Time: The 5K starts at 9 a.m. and is a timed event managed by Central Kentucky Race Management.
• 1.5-Mile Fun Walk: This untimed walk is perfect for those who want to stroll with their dogs and friends while supporting a great cause.

🎉 Activities & Entertainment

• Fun for Everyone: Enjoy music, dog-friendly activities, kid-friendly fun and games, contests and prizes, face painting and caricature artists (for both dogs and their hoomans!), adoptable animals, memorable adopted LHS alum, and exclusive LHS merchandise at our mobile retail store.
• Vendor Booths: Support local businesses with vendor booths offering a variety of pet-friendly and human-approved goodies. Food will be for sale at the Legends concession stand.
• Vendor Interest: Interested in having a vendor booth at Mutt Strut? CLICK HERE.

📅 Registration Details

• Early Bird Rates: Early bird pricing ends May 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Early bird registrants also get a free Mutt Strut t-shirt. Register by May 1st to receive early-bird pricing and a FREE official Mutt Strut t-shirt!
• 5K Race Early Bird: $40 per adult / $20 per child (ages 6+).
• 1.5-Mile Walk Early Bird: $25 per adult / $12 per child (ages 6+) / Kids 6 and under are FREE!
• Regular Rates: Regular registration rates end on June 13th at 6:00 PM. 5K Race: $45 per adult / $25 per child (ages 6+). 1.5-Mile Walk: $30 per adult / $15 per child (ages 6+).

⚠️ Late Registration

• Late Fees: Late registration on the day of the event will incur a fee of an additional $10 for the 5K and $5 for the 1.5 mile walk.
• 5K Race: $55 per adult / $35 per child (ages 6+).
• 1.5-Mile Walk: $35 per adult / $20 per child (ages 6+).
• Kids Under 6: Kids under 6 participate for FREE!

❓ Got Questions?

• F.A.Q. Page: Check out our F.A.Q. Page HERE.

🌟 Sponsors

• Presenting Sponsor: Hunter Faulconer.
• Platinum Sponsor: MetLife.
• Gold Sponsors: Bluegrass Veterinary Specialists, Erie Insurance, Kentucky American Water, Metronet, The Campbell Family Senior & Hospice Pet Care Program of LHS, and UK Federal Credit Union.
• Silver Sponsors: Central Bank, Houchens Insurance Company, Marsh McLennan, Petsuites, Raising Canes, The Dog Stop, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Traditional Bank.

📞 Contact Information

• Contact: Katie Nichols, Events & Partnerships Manager, Lexington Humane Society.
• Phone: (502) 209-9663.
• Email: knichols@lexingtonhumanesociety.org.

For more information, visit the event page: Lexington Mutt Strut.