Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K or The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington) — which comes out ahead?

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K and The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington) split the available advantages, so the better choice depends on which metric matters most to the runner.

Route comparison snapshot

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held

The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)

Mapped route
Held Favoured
Elevation profile
Not held
Head-to-head comparison
MetricCrooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5KThe Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Scenic score77/10013/100
Conditions88/10090/100

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactCrooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5KThe Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-12-05 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-11-22 (legacy event-level date).

LocationShepherdsville, KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
Actual distance5 km5 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldNot heldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldNot held
Course typeLapsUnavailable
SurfaceTrailUnavailable
TerrainTrail, RoadUnavailable
SceneryCountryside, Waterfront, Forest, LakesideCountryside
AtmosphereWilderness, NighttimeCommunity, Scenic Tour
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-12-05 (legacy event-level date).

The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-11-22 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Lexington, Kentucky

Actual distance

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
5 km
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
5 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Not held
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Not held
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Not held

Course type

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Laps
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Unavailable

Surface

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Trail
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Unavailable

Terrain

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Trail, Road
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Unavailable

Scenery

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Countryside, Waterfront, Forest, Lakeside
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Countryside

Atmosphere

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Wilderness, Nighttime
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Community, Scenic Tour

Entry model

Crooked Creek Ultra Trail Race 5K
Open
The Gobbler Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Lexington)
Open

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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