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Date:
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Location:
337 E Main Street
Tupelo, Mississippi
38804
United States
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1 Miles 3.1 Miles 5k Fun Run Run Walk

Get Your Heart Started 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run

*** REGISTRATION WILL BE TURNED OFF AT 7:15am on Saturday, 2/28/26 ***

Join Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi on February 28 at Fairpark in Tupelo for the Get Your Heart Started 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run! This event encourages active lifestyles and raises awareness about heart health. Proceeds provide help and support to patients on their heart health journey throughout our region. We will have a DJ, a special guest, vendors, prizes and more! Check out our Facebook Event Page!

Every step you take helps build a future where every heartbeat counts — free from preventable heart disease.

  • Start Times:
  • 5K (3.1 miles) at 7:30 a.m.

  • 1-Mile at 7:35 a.m. (not timed)

  • Route: Start and finish at Fairpark in front of City Hall - out to the Elvis Presley Birthplace and back to Fairpark.

  • T-Shirts (short sleeved): Guaranteed for those registered by Feb. 5, 2026

  • Packet Pickup:

  • Feb. 27 | 3–6 p.m. | Gloster Creek Village Food Court

  • Race Day | 6:30–7:15 a.m. | Fairpark

  • Timing: Chip-timed by Time2Run Race Timing using the Agee Race Timing System.

  • Prizes: We will be raffling prizes off for those who register! Click here to see Prizes.

  • 8 & under Kids Run: Bring the kids! They will receive a prize bag and be included in a mini race inside Fairpark.

We have a Not Timed 5k option. Participants that register for this option are not eligible for awards and cannot change to the timed event on race day. Thank you for understanding! ♥

AWARDS (Chip Timed Only):

Awards will be given to males and females in the following categories:

Overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Masters (40 years of age and over) 1st

Grandmasters (50 years of age and over) 1st

Age division awards will be given three deep to males and females in the following divisions: 9 & Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & Over

Donations:

Checks can be made payable to The Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi, or you can donate online by clicking this link: HCF of North Mississippi. Sponsors will need to have payment and logo sent in by 2/5/26 to make it on the shirt and banner. We appreciate all of our Sponsors!

Get your heart started in February while walking or running with us at Fairpark. It's also American Heart Month in February! Make this a family event! You will learn about heart disease that can be caught and treated early and/or even prevented.

Visit our Facebook Event Page for more information.

Cardiology Associates of North MS is a proud member of the RRCA. January 2026

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