Registration open for K-State’s Homecoming 5K Run/Walk
The K-State Alumni Association invites Kansas State University students, alumni and friends everywhere to kick off K-State’s 2023 Homecoming week by participating in a virtual and in-person Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Run/Walk. The Homecoming 5K is sponsored by WTC Fiber Internet.
“We are excited to offer this year’s 5K in both in-person and virtual formats,” said Tamie Redding ’86, associate director of student programs and All-University Homecoming chair. “Each year the 5K helps us kick off Homecoming week and we’re excited to celebrate this tradition yet again.”
Register for the 5K at k-state.com/5k.
Proceeds from the annual Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Run/Walk will benefit the Friendship Meals Program offered through the Manhattan Senior Center. Friendship Meals provides a daily lunch to clients 60 and older; feeding over 230 meals per day to our local community.
The in-person 5K will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, at the K-State Alumni Center. Awards will be given in both student and non-student categories. All students competing with a group must be in-person.
The virtual 5K participants need to register by 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, to be included. Enjoy a 3.1 mile walk, jog or run at a place, pace and time of your choosing between Sunday, Oct. 15, through noon on Sunday, Oct. 22, and share your result by Sunday, Oct. 22, 12 p.m. (noon). The virtual race is open to non-students and students (not in a group).
The cost to participate is $24. K-State students and Alumni Association members receive a $4 discount.
This will be the university's 108th Homecoming celebration, and the theme will be “Purple Dynasty.” Homecoming is a universitywide celebration coordinated by the K-State Alumni Association.
For additional details on the 5K Run/Walk and the full schedule of Homecoming events, visit k-state.com/Homecoming.