Chasing Freedom 5k

Chasing Freedom 5k is run in Northport, Alabama, on October 31, 2026, with a single 5K starting at 8:00 a.m. One distance, one start time, and you are finished with plenty of Halloween left ahead of you.

Road 5Ks like this one are the easiest race to slot into an ordinary training week, because they need almost no taper: cut your running back by a day or two beforehand and you will be fresh enough. Newer runners can cover the 3.1 miles with a run-walk approach and still enjoy the morning, while anyone chasing a time should hold back through the first half mile, when the crowd and the adrenaline tend to push the pace too hard. A ten-minute warm-up jog before an 8:00 a.m. start is worth the early alarm.