2 cycling, road, running, and other events in Carlisle, Kentucky

Welcome to the second event of the Kentucky Road Racing Series; Road to Nationals! Each day will earn points for our series championship and there will be an awards ceremony on Sunday for those who compete all three days! Kick things off with a night time criterium in downtown Morehead, Kentucky presented by Sawstone Brewing. A road race in historic Carlisle, Kentucky starting and finishing on Main St in front of the historic courthouse. Wrap up the weekend with a shorter road race on Sunday at Turtleback Ridge Brewery.

We are offering a cash purse for Categories 1/2 and 3 with equal payout to Men and Women. Other categories will be eligible for cash prizes based on the number of registered riders in their category.

Friday- Expo 12pm til 10pm

Morehead Criterium: this race will look slightly different than our other races in format and by category where we would normally separate categories. This is a small town festival around bike racing. The criterium is not part of the KORRS point series, but all participants will receive a bonus of 10 seconds towards the two day GC event for the weekend. Anyone wanting to race for cash prizes must participate in the criterium to be eligible

Men’s 1/2/3- $500 payout with a minimum of 15 racers, less than 15 racers and no cash payout, 30 or more racers and it will increase to $1,000

Women’s 1/2/3- $500 payout with minimum of 10 racers, less than 10 and no payout, 20 or more and it will increase to $1,000

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Strava link for Morehead Crit Course

https://www.strava.com/routes/3426950937469836150

Saturday- Carlisle Road Race

Day 2 will be a mid day start and a multi lap circuit on a 19 mile course with 800’ of elevation per lap. I will link the courses below. Please be sure you setup the course distance you are registered for.

Men’s 1/2-$500 payout with a minimum of 15 racers, less than 15 racers and no cash payout, 30 or more racers and it will increase to $1,000

Men’s 3- $300 payout with a minimum of 15 racers, less and no payout, more than 25 and it will increase to $600

Women’s 1/2/3- $500 payout with minimum of 10 racers, less than 10 and no payout, 20 or more and it will increase to $1,000

Elite 66 mile

https://www.strava.com/routes/3476326366130549324

Amateur 44 Mile Course

https://www.strava.com/routes/3483223536680300300

Citizens 22 Mile Course

https://www.strava.com/routes/3476327988072916556

Sunday- Turtleback Ridge Road Race

The finale to our three day weekend will be a single 43 mile loop that all categories will do. Everyone will do a single distance. We want those traveling to be able to stick around for food and celebration as we do our awards for the single day and all three day GC awards.

The course is visible on Strava here

https://www.strava.com/routes/3496609380865995260

GC Cash Payout

Men’s 1-2 will have a cash payout of $500 with 15 minimum for all three days, 25 or more will payout $1,000

Women’s 1/2/3- will have a cash payout of $500 with a minimum of 10 racing all three days, 20 or more will payout $1,000

Join us for the 4th Annual Blackberry Festival 5K at the Carlisle Blackberry Festival!

The 2026 Blackberry Festival 5K is Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 8:00am in the heart of downtown Carlisle. The race will include an in-person 5K run/walk, Fastest Kid in Town race and virtual option. Our 2025 race will support Nicholas County Carlisle Tourism.

RACE FEATURES:

• Commemorative race T-shirts

• Chip timing (Thanks RaceRise!)

• Awards for Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in 10-year age groups

• Free race photos

• Social teams to expand your race experience (Prize for the largest team)

• 5K run/walk, Fastest Kid in Town and virtual options

• Food, fun, music and fellowship in heart of the Carlisle Blackberry Festival

FASTEST KID IN TOWN RACES This event is open to all kids 12 and under and is a FREE EVENT. Parents may add on a commemorative shirt for $10. We will have run offs by age (2-12) and then have a final Fastest Kid in Town race with all of the age category winners. Kids will receive a participation medal.

5K AWARDS We will provide awards for the Top 3 M/F Overall Finishers as well as Top 2 M/F in each age group 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

5K ROUTE MAP

PACKET PICKUP: Our packet pickup will be on race morning (Saturday, July 4th) from 6:30-7:45am in downtown Carlisle.