Name: MAD Dash 5K
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-26
Location: Monroe

About the Event

Presented by McDonald's & Gilley Enterprises, MAD Dash 5K is an exciting new race in Monroe, Louisiana that benefits the Louisiana Cancer Foundation. MAD stands for "Making a Difference" and funds raised will support cancer patients and cancer survivors in northeast Louisiana.

Join us at Forsythe Park, 2300 Sycamore Street, Monroe, LA 71201 for the 2nd annual MAD Dash 5k & One-Mile Fun Run!

Online registration will close on September 20, 2026, at 11:59pm. In-person registration is available during packet pick up on Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th. You can pick up your packets between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. (location to be determined).

Race day registration will be available on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the registration tent.

Awards

All groups will have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd winner, with both a Male and Female category.

Overall-1st, 2nd, 3rd

Overall Survivor-1st, 2nd, 3rd

14 and under

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Monroe.

thermostat Temperature

21.1° / 31.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

22.7° / 32.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 42m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:52

nightlight Sunset

19:12

About Monroe

Learn more about the host city, Monroe.

Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area, the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana.