Lunch Lady Hustle 5K Run/Walk

  • Date Sat 9th May 2026
  • Time 7:00AM EDT
  • Location Lexington, Kentucky
  • Price Free - $33.25
  • Races 4 races
  • Distances 5km

Event summary

Get ready to lace up your shoes for the 6th Annual Lunch Lady Hustle 5K Run/Walk, happening on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 8:30 AM! Join us at Coldstream Park in Northwest Lexington, Fayette, for a delightful day filled with fun, fitness, and nostalgia as we honor the beloved lunch ladies who have fed generations of school children. This exciting event features a flat and fast 5K course, perfect for runners and walkers of all levels, along with a 1/4 mile Kids Dash for the little ones.

Participants will enjoy commemorative unisex shirts, free race photos, and the chance to compete for awards in various age categories. Feel the community spirit as you hustle alongside fellow participants and enjoy great music, delicious food, and the lively atmosphere. Don't forget to participate in the Best Dressed Lunch Lady Contest, where you can channel your inner lunch lady from the past! Plus, you're supporting a great cause, as all proceeds will bolster student and employee scholarship programs. Gather your friends and family, form a social team to save on registration, and join us for a day of fun and fellowship at the Lunch Lady Hustle!

Organiser's Description

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH LADY? DID YOU LOVE SCHOOL PIZZA? LUNCH LADIES SPEND THEIR SCHOOL DAYS HUSTLING TO FEED KIDS. NOW ITS YOUR TURN TO HUSTLE WITH THE LUNCH LADIES IN THIS FUN 5K.



Lace up your non-slip shoes and grab a hairnet because its race time! Our 6TH ANNUAL LUNCH LADY HUSTLE 5K and the 1/4 mile Kids Dash will be held SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026 at 8:30am at Coldstream Park/Legacy Trail in Northwest Lexington. We cant wait to see you there!

RACE FEATURES:

* Commemorative unisex sized, super soft, poly/cotton shirts
* Awards for Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in the following 5-year age groups (0-14, 15-19, 20-24 .... 75-79, 80+)
* Flat/fast course on paved surface at beautiful Coldstream Park
* Free Race Photos
* The Lunch Lady Challenge --- A chance to hustle faster than the "Running Lunch Lady"
* Great music, food, fun and fellowship
* Best Dressed Lunch Lady Contest
* 5K, Kids (1/4 Mile) Dash and Virtual Participant option

This race is being presented by the FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION . FCSNA is a non-profit organization that aides local school nutrition employees and public school students. FCSNA provides annual student scholarships, employee scholarship, and multiple recognition awards. We offer continuing education for our members to develop their career skill sets while offering a localized sense of community. Our members and fellow child nutrition professionals have maintained their dedication throughout the pandemic. We have worked tirelessly to provide meals for adolescents and will continue to do so throughout 2021. If it wasn't known before 2020, it is now clear that some heroes do indeed, wear aprons instead of capes. 100% OF PROCEEDS AND DONATIONS FROM OUR RACE WILL BOLSTER OUR STUDENT & EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

SOCIAL TEAMS Expand your race experience and SAVE $3.00 on your registration by starting or joining a social team when you register. Teams of 5 or more members enable team pricing which will save each member of the team $3.00. The first 4 members of the team will have their credit/debit card credited $3.00 when the 5th person joins the team. We'll also have a prize for the largest team. Team members can participate in either the 5K Run/Walk, Kids Dash or Virtual.

PACKET PICKUP We will hold our only packet pickup on the morning of the race from 7:15-8:45am at Coldstream Park. No credentials or paperwork are necessary to pick up your packet.

BEST DRESSED LUNCH LADY Channel your favorite lunch lady from the past. Circa 1970s. Well have a fun prize for the best dressed lady.

5K ROUTE MAP [https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1901513]

COURSE IS AN OUT AND BACK ON PAVED/CONCRETE TRAIL SURFACES WITH VERY LITTLE ELEVATION CHANGE. THERE ARE TWO HYDRATION STATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE AT MILE 1.4 AND 1.9. COMMON START/FINISH LOCATION ON THE EAST END OF THE COLDSTREAM DOG PARK AREA.

Races

  • 5K Run/Walk

    Incl. $3.25 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 9th May 2026 (8:30AM EDT)

    $23.25

    OPENS 01 OCT
    Chip timed 5K run/walk with awards presented to top finishers. Course is all on paved surfaces. Walkers, strollers and dogs on fixed length leashes welcomed.
  • Kids Dash

    Incl. $3.25 Fee & T-Shirt

    Sat 9th May 2026 (8:15AM EDT)

    $18.25

    OPENS 01 OCT
    An untimed 1/4 mile fun run/walk for kids ages 2-10. No awards for this event. Participating kids will earn a finisher's medal.
  • Virtual Runner/Walker

    Incl. $3.25 Fee & T-Shirt

    $33.25

    OPENS 01 OCT
    If you can't join us in person consider participating as a virtual runner/walker. For a $30 donation we'll mail you your commemorative "Lunch Lady Hustle" shirt and you can do your own 5K run/walk on your own schedule in your own hometown. Run from anywhere in the United States to support our cause.
  • Race Volunteer

    Incl. T-Shirt

    Sat 9th May 2026 (7:00AM EDT)

    Free

    OPENS 01 OCT
    We need 6-8 hard working volunteers to work a 3.5-hour shift on race day. If you aren't running/walking in our event, consider helping us to make the race great for others.
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Location

Coldstream Park/Legacy Trail, 1850 Pisacano Drive, Lexington, 40511, KY, United States

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