Jungle Gardens 7K Trail, 5K Run & 1 Mile

About the Event

2025 Jungle Gardens 7K Trail Run, 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run

November 1, 2025

Hwy. 329

Avery Island, LA

Schedule of Events:

7:30 a.m. - Registration
8:00 a.m. - 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk
8:30 a.m. - 5K Run Start
8:38 a.m. - 7K Run Start

This race benefits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Currently over 900 children from Louisiana are in active treatment in Memphis and affiliate hospitals. These families will never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food. Join us for this event as FUNraiser's for St Jude pledges to raise $300,000 in 2025.

Please join us for a great morning at the world famous Jungle Gardens. The race will be held on the hard packed road that travels throughout the gardens. This will definitely be the most scenic race in Louisiana and one not to miss!

After you run the race, enjoy some jambalaya provided by the Knights of Columbus from Egan, LA or step over to the world famous McIlhenny Factory to see how Tabasco products are made. Be sure to visit the gift shops for great items for your Christmas list.

2025 EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Registration Fees:

5K & 7K (With t-shirt) - June 1st - Aug. 12th - $40

Aug. 13th - Oct. 29th - $45 SOLD OUT

5K & 7K (No T-shirt) - June 1st - Aug. 12th - $30

Aug. 13th - Oct. 29th - $35 SOLD OUT

1 Mile Fun Run (No t-shirt) - June 1st - Oct. 29th - $30 SOLD OUT

Virtual Run

We are offering a Jungle Gardens Virtual 5K or 7K event with a t-shirt for $35. If you can't pickup your packet, we can ship it to you for a $8 Postage fee that you can purchase when registering.

T-shirt Guaranteed Date

For the 5K & 7K event with a t-shirt, participants will receive a t-shirt. T-shirt IS guaranteed to those that are registered by October 13th. There will not be a second shirt order this year. The option to purchase a shirt will no longer be available after that date.

1 Mile, 5K & 7K participants will receive finisher medals.

Teams

Sign up as an individual or join a team.
The team with the most registered members will receive an award.

Packet Pickup Info:

Packet pick up will be at Tri Running located at 2813 Johnston St., Lafayette, La. on Friday, October 31, 2025 from 11am-6pm.

Age Groups:

1-14,15-19,20-29,30-39,etc. 70+ for 5K & 7K

Awards:

1 Mile Fun Run: Top Overall Male & Female

5K & 7K Runs: Top Overall Male & Female, Masters & Grand Masters Male & Female. 1st,2nd,3rd, Male & Female each age group

Races Offered

1 Mile Fun Run - No T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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08:00

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$30.00

5K Run - No T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:30

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$30.00

5K Run - With A T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:30

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$40.00

7K Trail Run - No T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 4.3 Miles

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08:30

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$30.00

7K Trail Run - With a T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 4.3 Miles

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08:30

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$40.00

Virtual 5K or 7K With T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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08:30

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$35.00

1 Mile Fun Run

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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$20.00

1 Mile Fun Run - No T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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$25.00

5K Run

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$25.00

5K Run - No T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$30.00

5K Run - With A T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$40.00

5K Stroll (Not Timed)

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$25.00

7K Trail Run

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 4.3 Miles

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$25.00

7K Trail Run - No T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 4.3 Miles

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154 days remaining

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$30.00

7K Trail Run - With a T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — 4.3 Miles

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Type — Running

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154 days remaining

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$40.00

Virtual 5K or 7K With T-shirt

Nov 07, 2026

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Distance — Virtual 5K or 7K With T-shirt

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Type — Running

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154 days remaining

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Avery Island.

thermostat Temperature

13.4° / 22.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

12.1° / 21.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 30m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.4)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:32

nightlight Sunset

18:11

About Avery Island

Learn more about the host city, Avery Island.

Avery Island is in Louisiana.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Jungle Gardens 7K Trail, 5K Run & 1 Mile.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Joseph Gil	M	18	Franklin, LA	20:07
🥈	Jesse Johnson	M	16	Ville PlatteVille Platte, LA	20:51.8
🥉	Andrew Courville	M	16	Maurice, LA	21:06.6
4	Julian Gil	M	17	Franklin, LA	21:07
5	Michael Alexander	M	68	Lafayette, LA	21:44.4
6	DOMINIC SMITH	M	15	Eunice, LA	22:19.9
7	Rodger Green	M	32	Lafayette, LA	22:21
8	Ezra Gyles	M	21	Franklin, LA	22:22.2
9	Robert Dufrene	M	35	Gheens, LA	22:24.8
10	Rhonda Branch	F	43	Breaux bridge, LA	22:35.4
11	Ryan Boudreaux	M	39	Broussard, LA	22:45.1
12	Corey Faul	M	36	Lafayette, LA	22:46.7
13	Matt Leger	M	32	Breaux Bridge, LA	23:04.9
14	Elizabeth Blum	F	36	Broussard, LA	23:29.3
15	Matt Landry	M	35	Maurice, LA	23:49.4
16	Ralph Reed	M	56	Jennings, LA	23:54.2
17	Lance Blanchard	M	36	Breaux Bridge, LA	23:59.5
18	Paul Gil	M	46	Franklin, LA	24:05.7
19	Scotty Fontenot	M	41	Iowa, LA	24:09.4
20	Tracy Gil	F	13	Franklin, LA	24:24
21	Josh Moreau	M	30	Maurice, LA	24:46.3
22	A. Gothreaux	M	10	Broussard, LA	24:52
23	Patrick Segura	M	67	New Iberia, LA	25:21.8
24	Brian McCall	M	25	Lafayette, LA	25:45.1
25	M. Gil	F	10	Franklin, LA	25:58.5
26	Kasey Dougherty	M	25	Orange, TX	26:12.1
27	N. Manuel	M	10	Lafayette, LA	26:12.4
28	Jaime LeJeune	F	39	Ville PlatteVille Platte, LA	26:18
29	Michelle Wolf	F	33	Lafayette, LA	26:22.9
30	Hope Wildharber	F	27	Youngsville, LA	26:28.2
31	Jack Sismour	M	25	Youngsville, LA	26:43.7
32	Shane Lockett	M	51	Lafayette, LA	26:50.8
33	Krysta Gould	F	33	Lake Charles, LA	27:01.7
34	John Stutes	M	69	Breaux Bridge, LA	27:06.6
35	Rhett LeJeune	M	14	Ville PlatteVille Platte, LA	27:16.3
36	Jillian Moody	F	17	Rayne, LA	27:19.5
37	Angela Simon	F	44	Carencro, LA	27:20.2
38	Lyle Simoneaux	M	61	Franklin, LA	27:27.1
39	Adam Gilmore	M	38	Lacassine, LA	27:58.7
40	Gary Leonard	M	55	Breaux Bridge, LA	28:29.5
41	Liza Hammer	F	42	Bryan, TX	28:32.8
42	Kolton LeBlanc	M	13	Lafayette, LA	29:07.6
43	Missy Leonard	F	38	Breaux Bridge, LA	29:12
44	Sean Skinner	M	50	Lafayette, LA	29:13.9
45	SHEILA REED	F	51	Jennings, LA	29:34.4
46	Monique Dumond	F	53	New Iberia, LA	29:36.5
47	Maria Verret	F	40	Lockport, LA	29:37.3
48	Andre Pedro	M	35	Carencro, LA	29:38.5
49	David Burtner	M	67	Lafayette, LA	29:55.3
50	Davin Broussard	M	42	Lafayette, LA	29:56.3

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Matthew Vigueira	M	33	Youngsville, LA	31:03.5
🥈	Keith Pinho	M	47	Patterson, LA	31:53.3
🥉	Anonymous Anonymous	M	34	—	32:26.4
4	Corey Fournier	M	40	Lafayette, LA	33:20.9
5	Troy Verret	M	58	Morgan City, LA	33:24.8
6	Alan Hayes	M	66	New Iberia, LA	33:26.6
7	Kaitlyn Sawyer	F	13	Jennings, LA	33:30.6
8	Daniel Ginnetty	M	34	Hammond, LA	33:31.1
9	Patrick Riggins	M	61	MORGAN CITY, LA	33:42.8
10	Leah LeJeune	F	27	Lafayette, LA	34:19.4
11	JERRY DON (DONNY) EISENMAN	M	51	Patterson, LA	34:36.2
12	Hal Duval	M	49	Lafayette, LA	35:16.4
13	Jason Quintana	M	38	Pineville, LA	35:23.8
14	Andrew Robinson	M	21	Lafayette, LA	35:54
15	Wynn Derouen	M	51	New Iberia, LA	35:56.3
16	David LeJeune, Jr	M	36	Youngsville, LA	36:01.7
17	Nathan Rider	M	14	Broussard, LA	36:02.9
18	MICHAEL HAMILTON	M	55	BROUSSARD, LA	36:14.7
19	Gretchen Leger	F	30	Egan, LA	36:16.9
20	Edward Moody	M	43	Rayne, LA	36:37
21	Michelle Sawyer	F	40	Jennings, LA	36:41.3
22	Leah Nickel	F	31	Crowley, LA	37:23.6
23	Abigail Leger	F	13	Opelousas, LA	37:27.9
24	Bobby Rock	M	34	Houma, LA	37:28.6
25	Ashton Cole	M	15	Leesville, LA	37:32.2
26	Elliot Myers	M	40	Sunset, LA	37:38.2
27	Alex Greenwald	M	33	Carencro, LA	37:51.5
28	Kurt Jagneaux	M	62	Lafayette, LA	38:58.8
29	Evan Alderson	M	13	Sulphur, LA	39:33.6
30	Brent Leblanc	M	49	Lafayette, LA	40:02.2
31	Hailey Moon	F	36	Lafayette, LA	40:18.9
32	Chris Wooster	M	63	Lafayette, LA	40:29.8
33	Terrence Blessington	M	48	Deridder, LA	40:45.4
34	Tim Fontenot	M	42	Carencro, LA	41:03.3
35	B. Miller	F	10	Eunice, LA	41:06.3
36	Jolaine McCluer	F	45	Jennings, LA	41:18.8
37	Jamie Guzzardo	F	40	New Iberia, LA	41:37.8
38	Tresha Michot	F	53	Crowley, LA	41:55.6
39	Marcus Fontenot	M	52	Lafayette, LA	42:40.8
40	Madeline Kovacs	F	32	Lafayette, LA	42:48.6
41	Ward Courville	M	60	Maurice, LA	43:22.6
42	Susan Hill	F	58	Deridder, LA	43:36.3
43	Laykin Cole	F	13	Leesville, LA	43:42.2
44	Micah Boudreaux	M	35	Maurice, LA	43:58.4
45	Catherine Brooks	F	41	Opelousas, LA	44:17.7
46	Victor Bowler	M	24	Lafayette, LA	44:41.3
47	Dana Robinson	F	47	Lafayette, LA	44:58.4
48	Devin Hayes	M	26	Lafayette, LA	45:12.6
49	jose villagomez	M	65	Lafayette, LA	45:16.2
50	Emily Barry	F	15	Lafayette, LA	45:20.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	E. Stuart	F	8	Youngsville, LA	8:48.9
🥈	E. DeRouen	F	8	Rayne, LA	9:06.3
🥉	A. Guzzardo	F	10	New Iberia, LA	9:09.3
4	C. Sawyer	M	10	Jennings, LA	9:12.1
5	Nicole Fontenot	F	42	Ville Platte, LA	9:18.2
6	L. Comeaux	F	7	Youngsville, LA	9:39.8
7	Kraig Comeaux	M	41	Youngsville, LA	9:40.3
8	Kristi Comeaux	F	35	Youngsville, LA	9:41.5
9	Ava Lemaire	F	14	Scott, LA	10:35.9
10	Leyton Faul	M	14	Scott, LA	10:36.7
11	W. Lemaire	M	5	Scott, LA	10:37.7
12	V. DeRouen	F	5	Rayne, LA	10:38.1
13	A. Lemaire	F	9	Scott, LA	12:23.9
14	Cathy Arnold	F	63	Ville Platte, LA	12:31.5
15	Chloe Prejean	F	13	Baton Rouge, LA	13:54.6
16	Chris Prejean	M	52	Baton Rouge, LA	13:55.8
17	K. Wiemann	M	6	Scott, LA	13:56.9
18	Janaki Comeaux	F	41	Lafayette, LA	15:26.4
19	Chris Cavell	M	41	Lafayette, LA	15:27.1
20	Kendall Boulton	F	22	Broussard, LA	25:13.2
21	Leah Tiffee	F	44	Broussard, LA	25:13.4
22	Ann Faillace	F	76	Broussard, LA	25:20.8
23	Kim Angelle	M	61	Breaux Bridge, LA	29:28.6
24	Karen Angelle	F	56	Breaux Bridge, LA	29:28.6

About the Event

2025 Jungle Gardens 7K Trail Run, 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Run

November 1, 2025

Hwy. 329

Avery Island, LA

Schedule of Events:

Registration Fees:

Virtual Run

T-shirt Guaranteed Date

Teams

Packet Pickup Info:

Age Groups:

Awards:

Races Offered

1 Mile Fun Run - No T-shirt

5K Run - No T-shirt

5K Run - With A T-shirt

7K Trail Run - No T-shirt

7K Trail Run - With a T-shirt

Virtual 5K or 7K With T-shirt

1 Mile Fun Run

1 Mile Fun Run - No T-shirt

5K Run

5K Run - No T-shirt

5K Run - With A T-shirt

5K Stroll (Not Timed)

7K Trail Run

7K Trail Run - No T-shirt

7K Trail Run - With a T-shirt

Virtual 5K or 7K With T-shirt

Weather History

About Avery Island

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

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