About the Tri-County Kentucky United Way Spirit 5K
The course winds through downtown Bardstown, so you are running past the kind of storefronts and side streets that give a small city its character. It is a certified route, which means the distance is measured properly, and the surroundings do most of the work of keeping it interesting. Awards go deep into age groups, and there are trophies and special recognition from Heaven Hill Brands for top finishers.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at the Nelson County Civic Center on South Third Street, with race-morning pickup available at the same location before the start. The post-race reception, also supported by Heaven Hill Brands, gives you somewhere to land after you finish. This race is part of a three-event series with other local races in the area, if you want to string them together.
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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
140finishers
17:45winner
33:59median
1:02:57cutoff
Top 3: Jake Weston (17:45) · Raffo Wimsett (19:51) · JP Thomas (20:06)
The Tri-County Kentucky United Way Spirit 5K has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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
5K10/10/2026 08:30$20
The Spirit 5K VIRTUAL RUN10/10/2026 08:30$20
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Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
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