8th Annual Colonel 5k with SPA Color Pop Run!

  • Date Mon 28th April 2025 - Sat 10th May 2025
  • Time 5:00AM EST
  • Location Thibodaux, Louisiana
  • Price $16.90 - $32.80
  • Races 3 races
  • Distances 5km, 1km

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Event summary

Get ready for an exciting community event at the 8th Annual Colonel 5k with SPA Color Pop Run, taking place from April 28 to May 10, 2025, in Thibodaux, Lafourche! This vibrant race is perfect for runners and walkers of all levels, providing an ideal opportunity to set a Personal Record (PR) on a fast, flat course designed by Nicholls Track & Field and Cross Country. Participants will experience a scenic tour of the campus and recreation path, cheered on by the Colonel Track & Field and Cross Country teams.

This year, the Colonel 5k will also feature a colorful twist with free entry for all Nicholls State University students and fun color powder stations to enjoy during the race. The event will kick off at 8:00 AM, with race day registration available for just $35. Don't miss the chance to compete for prizes, including awards for the top male and female finishers, as well as age group medals. Kids can join in on the action with a 1k fun run for only $15, with all proceeds benefiting the Ross Mullooly Project: Outrunning Cancer. Join us for a day of food, fun, and fitness, and make

Organiser's Description

The perfect place to set a Personal Record (PR)! The Colonel 5k course and event is designed for all levels of runners and walkers to reach a personal best. The course was designed by Nicholls Track & Field and Cross Country to take the community on a tour of campus and the recreation path where they run fast intervals. We hope you enjoy being cheered on by Colonel Track & Field and Cross Country while cruising this fast, flat course to a new PR!

This year we are partnering again with SPA to offer free entry for all Nicholls State University Students and some color pop* to our run! *SPA will have several colored powder stations that will "pop" throughout the race

Prize packages will be awarded to top Male & Female overall finishers and top Male & Female masters finishers. Male and Female age group winners will be recognized with medals. Nonbinary awards will be made based on online entries by 4/28 or will be made after the race & mailed if there are entries/finishers in that category. Race Day Registration is available for $35, but race t-shirts are not guaranteed after 4/28. Nicholls Student participants will be included in results for prizes/age group award winners.

All Kids 1k participants will receive a medal for being a Hope Lodge Champion!

Event Schedule:

6:30AM Race day registration opens $35 and closes 15minutes prior to start

8:00AM Colonel 5k Starts!

Food & Fun after the race

9:15AM NEW KIDS 1K $15 WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE ROSS MULLOOLY PROJECT: OUTRUNNING CANCER
9:45AM Colonel 5k Awards

Early Registration with a shirt- $30 (T- Shirt guaranteed through April 28th, online registration stays open until 5/7)

Race Day Registration- $35 (May 10th)

Course:
Start and Finish is on Alumni Drive, next to lot 12 (Alumni tailgating spot) near Guidry Stadium
-Straight on Alumni Drive
-Right on Hwy 1
-Right on Rienzi Circle
-Right on Hwy 1
-Right on Colonel Drive
-Right on Leighton Drive
-Left on Alumni Drive
-Left on Ardoyne Drive
-Right on Recreation Path before Bowie Road
-Follow Recreation Path around Manning fields
-Right on NSU Afton Drive
-Right on Alumni Drive
-Straight on Alumni Drive to finish

Kids 1k Course:
Start and Finish is on Alumni Drive, next to lot 12 (Alumni tailgating spot) near Guidry Stadium
-Straight on Alumni Drive
-Right on NSU Afton Drive
-Right on Colonel Drive
-Right on Ardoyne Drive
-Left on Alumni Drive to finish line

Races

  • 8th Annual Colonel 5k

    Incl. $2.80 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 10th May 2025 (8:00AM EDT)

    $32.80

  • Virtual 5k

    Incl. $2.80 Fee & T-Shirt

    $32.80

  • Kids 1k Benefitting the Ross Mullooly Project: Outrunning Cancer

    Incl. $1.90 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 10th May 2025 (9:15AM EDT)

    $16.90

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Location

Guidry Stadium Alumni Drive, Thibodaux, 70310, LA, United States

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