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Gum Tree 10k

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Tupelo, Mississippi, United States

calendar_today 09 May, 2026

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Gum Tree 10k

About the Event

Second Saturday in May in Tupelo can only mean...Gum Tree 10K

 7:30am start!

Started in 1976 as an out and back challenge on the Natchez Trace Parkway the second Saturday in May has become a Tupelo tradition entering it's 3rd generation! Bring your friendly, leashed, vaccinated dogs and register to run with them in the new Strut Your Mutt Fun Run! Stay after the race with your family and friends and enjoy the Mississippi Market bringing over 50 art and craft vendors and food trucks right to Fairpark!   

 

Come celebrate 50 years of running Tupelo!

 

**Proceeds from this race benefit Hunger Coalition of NE MS & Tupelo Lee Humane Society**

Races Offered

10K Run

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 10K

terrain

Type — Running

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07:30

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$25.00

10K Self-propelled Wheelchair

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$25.00

Strutt Your Mutt Fun Run (untimed)

May 09, 2026

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Distance — 2K

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Type — Running

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07:45

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$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Tupelo.

thermostat Temperature
16.8° / 27.1°
wb_sunny Feels like
17.0° / 27.5°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
10h 32m
water_drop Avg rainfall
5.3 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
—
air Avg wind speed
9.6 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
High
terrain Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
sunny Max UV Index
High (6.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
76.2%
wb_twilight Sunrise
05:52
nightlight Sunset
19:50

About Tupelo

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Tupelo is a city in Northeast Mississippi that is known best for being the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal May 06, 2026

Gum Tree 10K celebrates 50th anniversary this weekend

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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal May 06, 2026

Mississippi Market, Gum Tree 10K return to Downtown Tupelo Saturday

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