20th Annual Hometown Hustle 5K & 1 Mile Superhero Color Run/Walk

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

RCSF Treasured Tradition Continues!

Let's keep the tradition going strong!

Let's come together again to walk, run or fly as ONE community for ONE cause: the BEST educational experience for the students of Rochester Community Schools!

🏫 About This Event

• Event Name: Rochester Community Schools (RCS) Foundation Hometown Hustle
• Distance: Five-kilometer, timed or untimed fun run/walk
• Presented By: Chief Financial Credit Union
• Participants: Over 1,100 participants and onlookers

It has become an annual treasured tradition and principal fundraiser that brings together more than 1,100 participants and onlookers to celebrate fitness, family time and donating to a great cause - enhancing the educational experience of all RCS students!

🎨 One-Mile Color Fun Run

• Route: A one-mile untimed route
• Who Can Participate: Runners, walkers or wannabe flyers
• Colors: Participants will be plastered with different colors from head to toe!
• Special Perk: Participants will receive a CAPE!

🥳 Post-Race Activities

Once the race is over, the fun continues in the parking lot of Chief Financial Credit Union, with music, some dancing, photo ops, sponsors, and an opportunity to participate with the 5K runners/walkers around the beautiful Paint Creek Trail and City of Rochester.

📅 Event Details

• Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
• Opening Ceremony: 8 a.m.
• 1-mile Fun Run Start: Horn goes off at 8:10 a.m. SHARP
• 5K Run/Walk Start: Horn goes off at 8:30 a.m.
• Awards Ceremony: Closing remarks and Awards at 10:00 a.m.

💲 Registration Costs

• Adult Registration: $30
• RCS K-12 Student Registration: $20
• Group Discount: *REGISTER 4 or more adults and receive $5 off for each adult registration!
• Swag Bag: Every registrant will receive a swag bag that includes a t-shirt, a bib, and great sponsor goodies! All color fun run registrants will receive a cape!

REMINDER: Deadline for a guaranteed t-shirt is August 31 – registration after August 31, you will receive a different size t-shirt or a Hometown Hustle t-shirt from a previous year.

🏆 School Participation Challenge

Support your school! The elementary, middle, and high school with the most participants WINS $1,000 to use at their building.

For more information, visit the Hometown Hustle Race Page.