Conquer the Cave 5K

Registration for the 2022 Conquer the Cave 5K will open Tuesday March 1st at 5:00am CST!
Welcome to the 2022 Conquer the Cave 5K! The race starts in a beautiful valley with picturesque mountains and fields in the background. Once runners get to the 1.9 mile mark they will enter the crown jewel of caves in the Southeast. The portion of the 5k course that runs through the cave is an out and back 0.6mi that is wide enough for 2 way traffic. Runners will pick up a glow stick at the turn around point and the decorative lighting will be on at all times. The average temperatures for race day are a low of 54F, high of 79F. Meanwhile inside the cave the year round temperature is a cool 58F. This will truly be a race like no other.
Registration: https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Woodville/ConquertheCaveRun
The race shirt will be a short sleeve tri-blend shirt. ALL participants will receive an awesome finisher medal!
Age groups will be: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
There will be very loose cutoffs. Our goal is for everyone to have a blast and a one of a kind experience running through a natural wonder, no matter what your experience level is. There will be a 1hr and 5min cutoff. We ask that you please respect the state park and volunteers and adhere to this cutoff time. The race cap is 1500 runners. In 2022, you will have the option to select which wave you want to participate in based upon availability when registering online. There is a cap of 150 runners per wave so once one wave is sold out, you need to select your second wave choice.
Course Maps & Elevation profiles:
5K: https://www.strava.com/routes/20197658
(Note it's only 1.9 miles. The last 1.2 miles will be in the cave where there is obviously no GPS data)
Packet pickup will be at Fleet Feet Sports Huntsville on SATURDAY September 25th from 12-5pm. Fleet Feet is located at 2722 Carl T Jones Dr SE B2, Huntsville, AL 35802. There will also be packet pickup at the race on Sunday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Due to the interest in this race and the size of the cave, we will have multiple heats or "waves" of 200 runners each. Each wave will go off 30 minutes after the first.
Example:
11:30am: Wave 1
12:00pm: Wave 2
12:30pm: Wave 3
1:00pm: Wave 4
1:30pm: Wave 5

We are unable to move runners from different waves once you select and register for a wave. Please be sure to sign up kids, friends and family members at the same time to ensure you all are in the same wave on race day.