GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K
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GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K and Fun Walk
The Gordon Cooper Technology Center Foundation presents a running and walking event at the GCTC Main Campus on One John C. Bruton Blvd., Shawnee, Oklahoma on August 22, 2026. The event includes two distances:
- 5K Run (3.1 miles)
- Fun Walk (1 mile)
The entry fee is $30 plus online processing fees. Participants who register by 11:59 PM on August 1 are guaranteed a short sleeved cotton t shirt; registrants after that time are not guaranteed a shirt.
The 5K is an out and back course with inclines and hills. 5K participants will be professionally chip timed and receive an official finish time; a kiosk will be available to scan bibs and print a time. Fun Walk participants will not be timed. Race results will be posted on the race web page within 24 hours of the event.
Top 25 overall finishers in the 5K will receive a commemorative medal as they cross the finish line. Refreshments will be available as participants depart the race area. Packet pickup is provided the day before the event on Friday, August 21 from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Marty Lewis Public Safety Center on the GCTC Main Campus. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
