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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Ultramarathon
  • 50 km
  • Jackson
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Run the Rainbow for Children's Ultramarathon

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.

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Decision summary

Run the Rainbow for Children's Ultramarathon at a glance

Typical conditions
68/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
26 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Run the Rainbow for Children's Ultramarathon has known course details for its ultramarathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
50 km
Terrain
Beach
Scenery
City, Waterfront, Historic, Desert

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Run the Rainbow for Children's Ultramarathon route go?

The Run the Rainbow for Children's Ultramarathon route starts at and finish at Hal & Mal's, 200 Commerce Street, in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Race-day start time 6:30 a.m. CDT and finishes at All routes finish at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson, site of the St. Paddy's after-party. Underfoot, expect paved city streets through downtown Jackson and surrounding neighborhoods. It passes Hal & Mal's, downtown Jackson, Belhaven, Eastover and University of Mississippi Medical Center campus.

What should runners know on race day for the Run the Rainbow for Children's Ultramarathon?

Live music at the St. Paddy's after-party at Hal & Mal's included with registration. Paddy's after-party at Hal & Mal's with live music.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Waterfront
  • Historic
  • Desert

Atmosphere

  • Charity
  • Community

Terrain

  • Beach

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Online registration for the 2026 edition closed Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6 p.m.; registration handled via Race Roster. Distances offered: 5K (run/walk), 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, 50K Ultra, plus a Kids Fun Run and virtual options. Field size not published.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

Medal
Every walker and runner receives a finisher medal featuring artwork drawn by a Children's of Mississippi patient ambassador.
Finisher tee
Race T-shirt included with registration (guaranteed shirt for those registered by March 2, 2026).
On-course music
Live music at the St. Paddy's after-party at Hal & Mal's included with registration.

Access and course status

Start
Start and finish at Hal & Mal's, 200 Commerce Street, in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Race-day start time 6:30 a.m. CDT.
Finish
All routes finish at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson, site of the St. Paddy's after-party.

Course facts

Surface
Paved city streets through downtown Jackson and surrounding neighborhoods.
Landmarks
Hal & Mal's, downtown Jackson, Belhaven, Eastover, University of Mississippi Medical Center campus, Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children's of Mississippi
Notable features
  • All finishers receive a Run the Rainbow medal featuring artwork drawn by one of the hospital's patient ambassadors. Registration includes a race T-shirt, a drink ticket and admission to a St. Paddy's after-party at Hal & Mal's with live music. A 'Not a Runner, Look Like a Runner' option lets supporters buy the T-shirt without racing
  • The 5K begins and ends at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson
  • the longer 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon and 50K routes wind through downtown Jackson and the historic Belhaven and Eastover neighborhoods and onto the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus, passing the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children's of Mississippi

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 16°CTypical temperature
  • 19 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 68Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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