Husky Trail Fest

Course Description

5k Follow the ORANGE Arrows and painted lines5 Milers follow the PINK Arrows and White painted linesIF YOU REGISTER FOR BOTH DISTANCES SEPARATELY YOU WILL RECEIVE A RDM TUMBLER MUG (and your official time and place will be indicated in the 5 mile awards)Come spend a morning with us enjoying God's creation on Cahaba Mtn (circa 1889) in the tail end of the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountain range. Runners, Ruckers, and Hikers are all welcome!The course is a single 5 mile loop, of technical single track trail. The 5k route is the same, but cuts off certain portions. The start and finish is in the parking lot of the Trussville Senior Citizens Center. Roughly 90% of the route is on the trails. There are multiple switch backs, elevation changes, and changes in terrain throughout the course.There will be one aid station near the halfway mark, and more at the start finish area. Trail shoes or hiking boots are highly recommended (depending on your pace group) because there are roots and rocks aplenty throughout.There is a cap off of 150 competitors total.

Packet Pickup

Packet Pickup will be at the start finish area the morning of the race starting at 6:45am.5k bibs and 5 mile bibs will be different colors.

Awards

The 1st-3rd Overall Male and Female Finishers in the 5k and the 5M will receive a FREE 24e Membership:1st- 12 month2nd- 6 month3rd- 3 month

Age Divisions and Awards

Awards presentation will begin by 10:15amAll registrants will receive a finishers medal.1st Overall Male and Female finishers in each distance will receive awards, as well as the 1st and 2nd Male and Female in each age division in the 5k, and in the 5 mile separately. (first overall finishers will only receive their 1st overall prize, regardless of their age division)Age Divisions are: Under 2021-3536-50Masters (50+)

Important Extra Details

Everyone will be racing together! Please line up at the start based on your anticipated speed/pace.So if you have never run a trail race before, or that you know you will be hiking please start further back in the pack.IF YOU REGISTER for both the 5 mile and 5k distances so that you can run the total combined distance of 8.5ish miles you will run the 5 mile loop first and be lumped into the 5 mile awards. But you'll get a cool hat for registering for both distances!

Event's current local time: 4:31 AM CT

Register now for the Friends of the Trussville Library Bookin' It 5K 2026 race! New this year - stroller and sleep-in options!

The Friends of the Trussville Public Library are enthusiastic library partners who play a vital role in the life of the Library by assisting staff with community programming, advocacy, fundraising, hosting book sales, and offering their continual support.

The race will start and finish at the Trussville Public Library and will be chip timed. A race t-shirt is included with the registration fee!

Foundations For Hope 5K- October 31, 2026 8am-10am

• Chipped Time Event

• Run or Walk 5K

• Fun For All

• Jerry Can 5K Relay- will be a (3) person relay with both men's teams and women's teams welcome. Each team will run/walk the 5K with a Jerry can provided by Foundations 4 Hope. The Jerry can will be filled with 5 Gallons (42lbs) of water for men teams and 3 Gallons (25lbs) of water for women teams. Time results end when the last person of each team crosses the finish line. Each team will sign up for the race as single entry but will be responsible for forming their own (3) person teams. The Jerry can can be carried in any position desired but no straps or alternative methods/additions to the can will be permitted. All age athletes are welcomed!

• Starts and Ends at the Trussville Entertainment District

The goal of the Foundations for Hope 5K is to Advance the Gospel by empowering the local church, investing in individuals, providing critical resources, and equipping Christian leaders. This year’s 5K will support a combination of these efforts, through the local church in East Africa, by providing communities with Christian leaders, churches, clean water, and medicine. Join us for a great event and be part of a generation being changed by the love of Jesus.