The 7th Annual Hoptown Half Marathon & 5K, sponsored by Planters Bank and Jennie Stuart Health, is a joint road race through Hopkinsville, KY, scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025. The certified Half Marathon course winds through downtown Hopkinsville, residential areas, through beautiful Christian County countryside, and returns to finish downtown on the Hopkinsville Greenway/Rail Trail. The Half Marathon course also includes the unique quarter-mile Rail Trail bridge, the longest non-water bridge span in Kentucky.  

Half Marathon and 5K runner packages include a unique medal and long-sleeve moisture-wicking performance shirt.

Come experience the beauty and charm of west Kentucky scenery and hospitality in Hopkinsville - or Hoptown as we call it - at the Hoptown Half Marathon & 5K.

Race starting line is at 706 S. Main Street in front of the Municipal Building in downtown Hopkinsville.  Race day packet pickup is at the nearby Christian County Justice Center, 100 Justice Way, Hopkinsville, KY  42240.