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Rocket City Microthon

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

calendar_today 27 Sep, 2026

directions_run Running

sell $20.00 – $50.00

About the Event

Merrimack's Rocket City Microthon is a family-friendly fundraising event spoofing a traditional road race. The "race" is across the 383 feet (0.12k) of the Butler Green at Campus 805 in downtown Huntsville. Put on your numbered bib (just like real racers) and race from Straight to Ale to Yellowhammer Brewery. Or vice versa, we're not all that organized.

Races Offered

Kid's Package

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 0.12K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

14:00

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$20.00

Runners Package

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 0.12K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

14:00

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$30.00

Slacker's Package

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — Slackers Package

terrain

Type — Running

timer

14:00

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$50.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

18.3° / 28.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

18.5° / 29.0°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 6m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.3 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:29

nightlight Sunset

18:51

About Huntsville

Learn more about the host city, Huntsville.

Huntsville is in northern Alabama, about 20 miles from the border with Tennessee. The city is a center for missile defense and aerospace technologies, with companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman having major operations here. Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the country, is home to many of these companies.