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Cupcake Run/Walk for Public Education

West Lafayette, Indiana
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Organizer's Description

Welcome to the 10th year of the Cupcake Run! To celebrate, we've got some new (and old!) treats to announce.

  • Color scheme: Race veterans know we launch a new color scheme each year. This year, there are three featured colors and you can choose which color you want for your shirt! Are you a "heather purple", "jade dome", or "antique heliconia" type of person? And what the heck is "heliconia"?! You can preview the shirt color choices when you register.
  • Medals are going retro! The Cupcake Run bling is always a big hit, and this year we celebrate ten years by bringing back several previous medal designs! The retro designs will be "plussed" to acknowledge the 10-year anniversary. Which medal design will you be awarded when you cross the finish line? 
  • New this year: TEAMS! We encourage participants to form a team and appoint a team captain who will name and register the team and share the team name with other participants. As a way to give back to schools and promote a healthy community, every team associated with a school will receive a $100 mini grant for each ten members on their team. The mini grants will be used to purchase recess and P.E. equipment. This new opportunity is made possible with the generous support of former PSFTC board members Mrs. Andrea Kuipers and Vic and Grayce Lechtenberg. 

 

Please note that inventory for medals and race shirts is set in August, so register by then to guarantee your receipt.  

 

FASTEST TEACHER CONTEST:  If you are a teacher, please indicate as such on your registration as well as what school you represent. The fastest male and female teacher for the 5K and the 10K will receive a fun prize!

 

PACKET PICKUP: Saturday Sept 20, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM in the parking lot of Mary Lou Donuts at 4150 Commerce Drive, Lafayette IN 47905

 

This race benefits the Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe County.  Our mission is to promote excellence in education and encourage classroom innovation by providing grants in academics and the arts to teachers in the public schools in Tippecanoe County.  

Race Events

Check In

Start Time: 7:45:00 AM

Water Stop

Start Time: 8:15:00 AM

Course Marshal

Start Time: 8:30:00 AM

Sweeper

Start Time: 8:30:00 AM

Bike Rider (course monitor)

Start Time: 8:30:00 AM

Kids Run Volunteers

Start Time: 8:30:00 AM

Finish Line

Start Time: 8:30:00 AM

Virtual Challenge

Start Time: 8:45:00 AM

Kids Run

Distance: 80 Yards
Start Time: 9:30:00 AM

10K

Distance: 10K
Start Time: 9:45:00 AM

5K

Distance: 5K
Start Time: 9:45:00 AM

Clean Up

Start Time: 11:00:00 AM

Race Information

Cupcake Run/Walk for Public Education logo

Date

Sunday, September 21, 2025

End Date

September 21, 2025

Location

West Lafayette, Indiana

Cumberland Park

3101 N Salisbury St

47906

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