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Description
Join us for the 6th Annual The Burke 5.74K on Sunday, May 3, 2025 at 8:00am at East Jessamine Middle School.
RACE FEATURES:
- Unique distanced race on closed course on paved roads near the East Jessamine Schools complex
- Commemorative race shirts
- Overall & Age Group Awards (5-year divisions)
- 5.74K run, 1 mile walk and Kid's Dash (in-person) and virtual option
- Indoor restrooms and post-race celebration in the school gymnasium
- Free Race Photos (Thanks Ruby Cline-Eaton)
- Food, fun and fellowship for a great local cause
This event is being held in Memory of Officer Burke Rhoads of the Nicholasville Police Department. We are honored to be able to have this 5.74K in remembrance of him. We are thankful for the FOP and Nicholasville Police Department for hosting this event. The community has shown such tremendous support for our family and the officers of NPD. We are grateful to be able to give back to the Fraternal Order of Police and the Nicholasville Police Department with the proceeds from the run that will support the community programs in Jessamine County and the City of Nicholasville.
WHY A 5.74K?
Simply put, Officer Burke Rhoads was a unique and rigorous individual and his badge number was 574. The Nicholasville Police Department retired his badge but it only seems fitting to bring it out of retirement to make an event as distinctive and challenging!
PACKET PICKUP Our packet pickup will be held on race day at the school gymnasium from 12:30-1:45pm. The address is 901 Union Mill Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
5.74K ROUTE MAP
The Burke 5.74K --- Honoring The Legacy of a Hero!
Place
901 Union Mill Road
Nicholasville, KY US 40356
Race Contact Info
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The Burke 5.74 Awards --- Water Bottles (1st Place) & Challenge Coins (1st, 2nd & 3rd Place)
We are offering challenge coin awards for each of our overall and age group winners. Do you have what it takes to claim one of these Age Groups Awards (1st/2nd/3rd M/F)? Come test yourself against other area runners this spring. Our Overall Top 3 M/F will receive a challenge coin and 30 oz. etched Yeti type tumbler.
A challenge coin may be a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization's insignia or emblem and carried by the organization's members. Challenge coins are used quite frequently within service and law enforcement divisions to prove membership or to signify special achievement.
As the late Officer Burke Rhoads would say "Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way!"
All 1st place finishers will receive an RTIC Water Bottle
The Burke 5.74K --- Age Group Awards and Kids Medallions
Age Group Top 3 Male and Female finishers in the 5.74K will receive one of these challenge coins. Kids will receive a medallion for their participation.
Race Swag! Our Commemorative Race Shirt!
Race shirt shown is from the 2024 race. We'll reveal our 2025 shirt soon.
2024 Race Photos - Thanks Ruby Cline-Eaton
All photos are free to download, share and enjoy.
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