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IRONMAN 70.3 Louisville

8/18
7 am

2024 IRONMAN 70.3 Louisville begins with a 1.2-mile down river swim in the Ohio River. Athletes will then transition at the Great Lawn in Waterfront Park, to a scenic 56-mile bike course leaving Louisville along River Road and continuing to the rolling hills and beautiful countryside of Oldham County. The 13.1-mile run will take athletes along the Ohio River and through several beautiful Louisville Parks on the way back to an unforgettable finish line experience downtown at Fourth Street Live, just as the original IRONMAN event did.

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Louisville Pure Tap® 5K

9/7
8:30am

The Louisville Pure Tap® 5K will be held at the historic Louisville Water Tower. The race begins and ends at the home of Louisville’s drinking water, following a flat course that runs east and west on River Road. Race participants are invited to bring their dogs to participate. There will be an additional $10 fee to register dogs, with proceeds supporting Friends of Metro Animal Services.

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Norton Sports Health 4-Miler

9/30
6:20 p.m.

The Norton Sports Health 4-Miler is a family friendly walk/run at Iroquois Park. Thanks to a partnership between the Parks Alliance of Louisville and the LSC, the four-mile course will take race participants through the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular trail after they cross the finish line. Runners and walkers will be able to see more than 5,000 artistically carved illuminated pumpkins before the event opens to the public.

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Live in Lou Cross Country Classic

10/5
8 am

The 23rd Annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic will be contested at E.P “Tom” Sawyer State Park, the site of multiple NAIA National Championships, BIG EAST Conference Championships, NCAA Division I, DII and DIII and the 2017 ACC Cross Country Championships.