Sun, Sep 27, 2026

JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp

Shawnee, KS

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

About the JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp

The race runs through Shawnee's Theatre in the Park area and benefits the JayDoc Free Clinic, a volunteer-run clinic that provides medical and dental care to uninsured patients entirely through donations. The race is also named in memory of Caroline Trupp, a medical student and passionate runner, which gives the morning a weight and purpose that most local races do not carry.

Packet pickup happens in the parking lot near the theatre before the start. Results are hand-timed and sent out by email after the race, so there is no results board to linger at, but the finish area draws a mix of medical students and community supporters who are there for reasons beyond the running.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K · 2025 results

199finishers

19:19winner

40:36median

1:28:45cutoff

Top 3: Josh Omitt (19:19) · Taylor Briggs (19:51) · Michael Bartkoski (20:44)

The JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K9/27/2026 09:00$35

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Common Questions About the JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp

Will I finish last at the JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 40:36, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:28:45, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp a good first 5K?

It is a small race (199 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the JayDoc Memorial 5K in Honor of Caroline Trupp?

The 5K winner ran 19:19 while the median finisher took 40:36. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.