4 running, fun run, walking, and other events in Youngsville, Louisiana

Eagle Gleaux Run 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run

March 7, 2026 at 5pm

Sugar Mill Pond

Waterview Road & Prescott Blvd

Youngsville, LA 70592

The Eagle Athletic Booster Club invites you to join us March 7, 2026 @ 5:00pm in Sugar Mill Pond for the third annual Eagle Gleaux Run. This event will offer a 1 mile fun run and a 5K. It will be an evening of fun for the whole family!

Registration Fees:

1 Mile $25

5K $30

SHIRTS ARE NOT GAURANTEED AFTER FEBRUARY 13, 2026

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Packet Pickup (Location, Date & Time):

Friday, March 5, 2026

201 Prescott Blvd, Suite 102

4:30 - 6:30

Can't make it to this pickup, not a problem we will be on stie Saturday, March 7, beging at 3:00 to get you your packets.

Age Groups:

5-13, 14-19, 20-30, 31-40, 41-50, 50+

Awards:

Overall Fastest Male & Female - 1 Mile

Overall Fastest Male & Female - 5K

5K Age Group Awards: After the 5K Overall winners are announced, awards will be given to the fastest time per age group.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the ARCA High School Athletic Department

HopeFest 5K

Saturday, March 21, 2025 at 9 AM

'Youngsville Sports Complex Slemco Amphitheatre'

801 Savoy Rd.

Youngsville, LA 70592

Hopefest 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run is a charity race benefitting special needs children through the STM Options Program. We are excited that we will be having the race at the Youngsville Sports Complex Slemco Amphitheatre this year!

We will have a 1 mile loop for walkers, children, and strollers. All proceeds go to support special needs kids through the STM Options Program. Not a runner, then come out and stroll for a good cause and enjoy all the festivities.

Teams - New for this year we will have teams for Schools and businesses!

Create a Run/Walk Team, or a School Team, or a Business Team and invite your family and friends to join your team. Once the 5th member registers, the first 4 members will receive a $5 refund on their registration. Then everyone after that that joins the team will only pay $25 for their registration. The team with the largest number of members will win a prize.

Pre-registration cost is $30 and the walk up rate on race day is $35.

Pre-registration ends on March 19th, 2025 at 7:00pm.

Race t-shirts are guaranteed if registered by 3/11/25. After that date it will be "first come first serve" of what is left after the race on race day.

Stick around after the race for the all-day Hopefest music festival right there. Boiled crawfish, jambalaya, BBQ, fun jumps, face-painting, kids games, and much more.

Parking available at the Sports Complex.

Packet Pickup:

Packet Pickup will be held at the front of STM High School located at 450 E. Farrel Rd, Lafayette, LA on Friday, March 20th from 3:30am till 5:30pm.

We will have packet pickup on race morning at at the Youngsville Sports Complex Amphitheatre starting at 8:00 am.

Awards:

For the 5K: Award certificates will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in all age groups. Cash prizes will be given to the overall winner in the male and female category.

Age Groups:

9 & Under, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & Over

The race is professionally chipped timed by Pelican Timing.

*Charitable donations, to support the cause for special needs kids, will be available at the race.

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age-appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferable. Online Early Bird registration increases three weeks prior to the first race event.

High School: We also welcome our High School runners! Our high school students will be running a 2 mile race.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Makeup Date Information: 5/17/2026

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

High School

Challenger

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