Sorghum Day - John Lively Memorial 5k Run

Sorghum Day - John Lively Memorial 5k Run takes place in Wewoka, Oklahoma, on October 24, 2026, with the 5K starting at 8 a.m. It shares its date and its name with the town's Sorghum Day festival, and it is the only running event on the program.

An 8 a.m. start is early enough to race and be finished before the rest of the day gets going. A road 5K like this suits everyone from a first-timer to a club runner, and the preparation is the same six weeks of three or four runs a week; what changes is the content of one of them. Beginners should build continuous running time, while anyone chasing a time should add repetitions of 400 to 800 metres slightly quicker than the pace they hope to average.