10K Road Race

 

10K ROAD RACE 2026

 

10K Road Race

Saturday, September 19

Entry Deadline:  September 5

In conjunction with the Cherokee Strip 5K & 10K

 

Perry Chamber of Commerce

327 N 7th Street

Perry, OK 73077

 

Check In:  6:30 am

10K Starts:  7:00 am

 

FORMAT

  1. The course follows the shortest route over the whole Railway/trail. The Start/Finish line is close to the Perry Chamber of Commerce building on N 7th Street in downtown Perry
  2. The course map can be downloaded from the OSG website under Events, and Road Race.
  3. The 10K Road Race is the only Cherokee Strip Celebration race open to Oklahoma Senior Games participants. The OSG 5K Road Race will be run August 30 in Tahlequah at the Cherokee National Holiday Veterans 5K Race.
  4. You will check in and pick up your bibs and T-shirt at the Chamber of Commerce building at 6:30 am the morning of the race.

EVENT DIRECTORS

Katy Carris and Linda Luthye

580-336-4684

katy@perrychamber.net

linda@perrychamber.net

SPORT RULES

  1. All road race events will be conducted in accordance with USA Track & Field (USATF) rules,

except as modified herein. For a copy of these rules, please visit or contact:

USA Track & Field

132 East Washington Street, Suite 800

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 261-0500

www.usatf.org

  1. Race numbers must be worn and visible at all times.
  2. Competitors must pass through the entire finish chute to qualify as an official finisher.

There are showers at the Noble County Family YMCA, located at 107 N 7th St in Perry, from  6:30 am until  9:00 am.

 

  1. Oklahoma is an “Open” state. This means Oklahoma Senior Games allows participation by out-of-state athletes. The NSGA definition of an athlete’s state of residence is that state in which the athlete resides at least six months of the year.
  2. If you have time, select this event for more than the run.Enjoy the fantastic celebration Perry offers to celebrate the opening of the Cherokee Strip. Enjoy our community parade, 5K/10K race, rodeo, fair, carnival, vendors, food trucks, entertainment, and so much more!
  1. The event commemorates the historical significance of the Cherokee Strip land run and educates residents and visitors about the area’s rich history.
  1. Register on the Oklahoma Senior Games.com website. DO NOT register on the actual race website.
  2. All athletes who complete this 5K qualify to participate in the 5K and the 10 K at the NSGA Championships in 2027 in Tulsa.
  3. There is Team Triathlon as an event at the NSGA Championships.
  4. Find a swimmer and a cyclist to team up with and enter this event. This will give you more bang for your training buck.  Let me know if you need assistance finding teammates.  This is the easiest way to win a national medal.  fitzgerald@OKSeniorGames.com  727.776.1877
  5. If you want to go to the 2027 NSGA Championships as a member of a triathlon team but do not have a team OR  if you want to put a team together this is the procedure. Go to NSGA.com; NATIONAL GAMES; National Games Information; Team Partner Finder  or    https://nsga.com/tpf/

 

2026 IS a qualifying year to participate in the 2027 National Senior Games in TULSA.

All OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS who PARTICIPATE in the 2026 Oklahoma Senior Games automatically qualify to participate in that event at the 2027 National Senior Games in TULSA June 30 – July 11 if that event is offered.

(except pickleball players who must earn an Oklahoma 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in their event—because of the limited court capacity)

 

For more information about the NSGA Championships go to:  NSGA.com

 

If you want to go to the 2027 NSGA Championships but do not have a team OR want to create a team, this is the procedure.

Go to NSGA.com

NATIONAL GAMES

National Games Information

Team Partner Finder       https://nsga.com/tpf/