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Joe Creason parkrun

United States

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

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Meeting point: 38.21053, -85.70576. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 38.21053, -85.70576.

The course

Course description

The course consists of 2 'figure of 8' laps of the north end of Joe Creason Park, and one smaller loop to take you home. From the start at the bottom of the hill on the Trevillian Way side of the park, you run on the main park path all the way to where the path meets the Nature Preserve. From here, turn right and run over a bridge and around the smaller field at the bottom of the park, and over the second bridge. Take a right to head back towards the woods, then a left to bring you up the hill towards the playground. At the top of the hill, you'll take a left to follow the tree line and meet back up with the main park path. Take another left down the hill towards the bottom field - and you will have performed a figure of 8 loop. You complete this loop twice, before running around only the smaller field, taking a left instead of a right after the bridge, and heading to the finish!
Thanks to Louisville Parks Dept for the use of their park!

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Joe Creason Park, Louisville. The course is run entirely on permanent paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.

Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.

Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.

Facilities

Men’s and women’s restrooms, children’s playground, nature center.

More details

Public transport

Bus routes 43 and 21 feature stops close to Joe Creason park. Look for stops at Travilian Way, or that are headed towards Louisville Zoo.

On foot

The park is accessible by foot from any direction and can be accessed from Newburg Road on the north side, Travilian Way on the east and Illinois Ave on the south.

By road

Joe Creason Park is located over the road from Louisville Zoo off of Travilian Way. You can reach it by taking either exit 14 or 15 off 264 or by using 1297 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40213 in your GPS. There are two larger parking lots off Sheridan Ave - one south of the playground and one behind the Metro Parks Department building.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!

Course safety

Joe Creason parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

  • Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
  • Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
  • Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
  • We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
  • Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
  • Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
  • Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
  • If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
  • If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
  • It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
  • Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
  • You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
  • parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Joe Creason parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email joecreason@parkrun.com to help.

Safeguarding

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.

Event stats

353
Events
2,754
Finishers
11,837
Finishes
214
Volunteers
1,829
Personal bests
99
Groups
00:36:05
Average finish time

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