Where can I find the Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo) route map?
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Official course linksGum Tree 10k (Tupelo) 10K
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo) 10K at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 15:00/km
- Typical conditions
- 56/100
- Evidence depth
- 34 verified facts
2:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo) 10K has known course details for its 10k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 10 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- City, Parkland
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo)?
The Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo) is described as flat.
Where does the Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo) route go?
The Gum Tree 10k (Tupelo) route starts at Fairpark, in front of City Hall at 71 E. Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi; parking available behind Cadence Bank Arena. Underfoot, expect paved roads through Tupelo, including the Joyner neighborhood, with excellent traffic control. It passes Fairpark, Tupelo City Hall, Cadence Bank Arena, Joyner neighborhood and downtown Tupelo. Two distances are offered: the Gum Tree 10K and a 2K Strut Your Mutt Fun Run. (The 2K distance does not map to a standard distance label and is recorded here for reference.) The race weekend also includes a Hand Cycle / Chad Payne Memorial wheelchair division.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Parkland
Atmosphere
- Community
- Charity
- Festival
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- 10K start time 7:35 a.m. CDT; Hand Cycle / Chad Payne Memorial starts 7:30 a.m.; Strut Your Mutt fun run 7:45 a.m.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 2.5 hour time limit, allowing for a 24-minute-per-mile pace, accommodating walkers.
- Qualification status
- None
Race day logistics
- Expo / packet pickup
- Race-morning registration and packet pickup held 6:30-7:15 a.m. in Fairpark.
- Medal
- Cash prizes and awards are given for the 10K, with an awards ceremony held at Fairpark at approximately 9:30 a.m.
- Finisher tee
- Participants who register by 22 April are guaranteed a race shirt.
Access and course status
- Start
- Fairpark, in front of City Hall at 71 E. Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi; parking available behind Cadence Bank Arena.
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Paved roads through Tupelo, including the Joyner neighborhood, with excellent traffic control.
- Landmarks
- Fairpark, Tupelo City Hall, Cadence Bank Arena, Joyner neighborhood, downtown Tupelo
- Notable features
- Two distances are offered: the Gum Tree 10K and a 2K Strut Your Mutt Fun Run. (The 2K distance does not map to a standard distance label and is recorded here for reference.) The race weekend also includes a Hand Cycle / Chad Payne Memorial wheelchair division
- Proceeds from the event benefit the Hunger Coalition of Northeast Mississippi and the Tupelo Lee Humane Society
- USATF certified course (MS12001MS) that has used the same route through the Joyner neighborhoods for several years
- Runner's World has named it Mississippi's best and one of the top runs in the nation
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 21°CTypical temperature
- 15 kphTypical wind
- 3 mmTypical rainfall
- 56Favourability /100