5k Glow Run/Walk “Get Your GLOW On!”

Ready, Set, Glow! Our race will be a measured and timed 5k, but we don't care if you walk, run, dance, or skip your way through. This event is a fundraiser for Oxford High School Track & Field, and everyone is welcome to join in the fun.

Wear your bright or light-colored clothing and enjoy the cooler temps of an evening run at beautiful Choccolocco Park.

And remember, anything glows!! We will have a glow necklace for each participant, as well as medals for the top finishers! Register by April 1st to guarantee a race shirt!

Description:

Join us on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 as Pleasant Valley Cross Country host its 1st Annual Spring Fling 5K Run/Walk. Our race will take place at the beautiful campus of JAX State University. The race will be chip timed and results will be posted after the race. Preregistration price is $25 dollars and will last until March 22nd. After that, price will increase to $30 dollars.

Location:

AmFirst Stadium at Jax State University

229 Mountain St NW - Jacksonville, Al 36265 (north end of the stadium)

Times:

Registration from 8:00-8:45

Race will start at 9:00

Awards at 9:45

Race Award Categories.

-top 3 overall male & Females will receive an award

-Race divisions-top 3 receive a medal in each division

-0-13 age group - top 3 overall

-14-18 age group (male & female)

-19-29 age group (male & female)

-30-39 age group (male & female)

-40-49 age group (male & female)

-50+ Age Group (male & female)

Everyone who finishes will receive a goodie

Proceeds and Donations from this annual race will benefit Pleasant Valley's Cross Country teams and will help to build our running programs as well as help us with our yearly operating cost.

Race Day Information:

Registration and shirt pickup will begin @8:00 and will last until 8:45. We will have tents set up on the grassy area behind the north end of the stadium. (Gamecock Field).You may park in the parking lot behind Kennamer Hall or the North side of the Red Lot (areas outlined in red and yellow). We will Traveling Toms Coffee and Kona Ice set up before and after the race for your refreshment needs.

Please note this is a rain or shine event

The Hokes Bluff Library Foundation and our co-sponsors, the Hokes Bluff Lions Club and Tawannah Lions Club, invite everyone to join us as we go "BOOKING IT" THROUGH THE BLUFF on April 26, 2025. Options for races include a 10K Run Only beginning at 8:00 AM and a Triathlon starting at 8:30 AM.

The triathlon will be an exciting triathlon totaling 42 kilometers starting at the Hokes Bluff Community Center. Athletes will begin with a 5K run through the streets of Hokes Bluff to Hokes Bluff Ferry Road. Participants will then kayak 4.5 kilometers paddling with the current on the Coosa River until they reach the designated landing spot at the Coosa Veranda boat ramp. All triathlon participants will be required to wear life jackets when in and around the water. The race will continue, as the challengers complete a vigorous 32.4 kilometers cycle through Eastern Etowah County to the finish line at the Hokes Bluff Community Center. The triathlon can be completed by an individual athlete or team groups of two or three. The triathlon requests that participants meet a minimum age requirement of 14 years old.

The 10K route will lead runners through the heart of Hokes Bluff, beginning and ending at the Hokes Bluff Community Center.

All proceeds from both races benefit the Hokes Bluff Library Foundation.

COST:

Individual: $60.00

Team (2): $95.00

Team (3): $130.00

10K Run Only: $35.00

Shirt Only - $15.00

RACE START TIME:

10K Only - 8:00am

Triathlon - 8:30am

Please arrive early to allow time for check-in and staging bike & kayak at the transition points. Packet Pickup will be held at the Hokes Bluff Public Library on April 25th at 4:00 pm. Packets may also be picked up on race day starting at 6:00am.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Triathlon: The first leg kicks off with a 5K run through beautiful section of town and finishes at Hokes Bluff Ferry Park and the Coosa River. The 2nd leg is a kayak trip downstream on the Coosa for approximately a 4.5K paddle. You will exit the Coosa River at the Coosa Veranda boat ramp for your final leg on the bike. You will ride for 32.4K on county back roads with very little traffic and less than a mile on main road. The Finish Line is back at the beginning at Hokes Bluff Community Center. Triathlon award ceremony will begin at approximately 12:00 - 12:15pm.

5K (Triathlon): Pleasant run through farming community on county roads. Shaded rolling hills, mostly flat, with over a half mile down hill to the finish to the Coosa River!

KAYAK (Triathlon): 4.5K distance paddling with current. There will be several safety boats along the river for your assistance.

BIKE (Triathlon): 32.4K route will have a hydration station at halfway point on Tom Cats Road.

10K RUN ONLY: The 10K course will make a loop, starting and finishing at the Hokes Bluff Community Center. There will be hydration stations throughout the course. A 10K award ceremony will begin at approximately 9:15am at the Gazebo at Hokes Bluff Community Center.

RACE DAY REGISTRATION:

You may register on the the day of the event at the Hokes Bluff Community Center from 6:00am to 7:45am.

PACKET PICKUP:

Registration packets can be picked up Friday, April 24th at the Hokes Bluff Public Library from 4:00pm - 6:00pm or race day starting at 6:00am at the Hokes Bluff Community Center.

TSHIRTS:

All participants are guaranteed a dry blend race Tshirt if registered by April 14th.

AWARDS:

All triathlon and 10K participants will receive a beautiful participant award commemorating their accomplishment.

Triathlon Overall Male/Female & Master Male/Female will received a wooden plaque with place information.

Triathlon Male/Female age groups will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd beginning with 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and Up.

Triathlon teams will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd for male, female, and coed.

10K runners Male/Female will be scored in age group 1st, 2nd, 3rd, beginning with 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and up.

AWARD CEREMONY: Located at the gazebo at Hokes Bluff Community Center

For more information contact: Alexandria Williams 256-504-7179 alex.hblibrary@gmail.com or Devin Forsyth (404) 964-3251, devin@forsythstriders.com