GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk

Race Overview: A race coming up on 08/22/2026 in Shawnee, OK. Get all the nerdy details below or follow the sign up links to secure your spot today!
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Race data last checked: 2025-11-26

Race Overview:

Gordon Cooper Technology Center Foundation Presents Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk!
 Gordon Cooper Technology Center-Main Campus-One John C. Bruton Blvd., Shawnee Oklahoma

 

COST: 5K and Fun Walk-$30 (+ online registration processing fees)
SWAG: All participants registered by 11:59PM on August 1st are guaranteed a short-sleeved, cotton t-shirt. All registrants after that time are NOT guaranteed a t-shirt.
COURSE: Out and back with inclines/hills. 
DISTANCE: 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk.
TIMING: All 5K participants will be professionally chip timed and receive an official race finish time. Fun Walk participants will not be timed.  A kiosk will be available to scan your bib and receive a printout of your time.  TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON THE RACE WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS.  
RESULTS: Results will be available on this race web page within 24 hours of the race concluding. Because this is a chip-timed event, each runner's time will reflect that elapsed time between when he/she crossed the start and finish line.
AWARDS:
·                 Top 25 Overall finishers will receive a commemorative medal as they cross the finish line. 
HOSPITALITY:
·                 Refreshments will be available as runners depart the race area.
PACKET PICKUP:  Participants can pick up their packets the day before the event
·                Friday, August 22nd, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm at the Marty Lewis Public Safety Center on the GCTC Main Campus. 
 
QUESTIONS? Contact the race director at info@gctech.edu
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