Name: St. Mark's Paw Print Sprint 5k
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Shreveport

About the Event

The Paw Print Sprint is turning 10, and we’re celebrating BIG! This year, the Paw Print Sprint is becoming Paw Print Palooza — featuring our signature 5K, half-mile kids fun run, carnival rides, games, trunk-or-treat, and more! All proceeds benefit St. Mark’s Cathedral School.

Registration: Early registration through September 30 is $25 ($20 each for families of 4 or more).
October 1 - October 23 is $30.
Race day registration is $35.

Every 5K participant registered by Tuesday, October 6 will receive a racer mesh Paw Print Palooza shirt. Shirts are not guaranteed to registrants who sign up after Tuesday, October 6.

No registration needed for the half-mile kids fun run. Just show up, lace up, and have some fun!

Kids carnival wristbands and extra t-shirts are available for purchase at https://www.stmarksschool.com/beyond-the-classroom/paw-print-palooza

Shirt & Race Packet Pick-Up:
Wednesday, October 21, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral Ministry Center (908 Rutherford St., 71104)

Thursday, October 22 & Friday, October 23, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Sportspectrum (6970 Fern Ave., 71105)

Race Day: Saturday, October 24, 7:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral School (2785 Fairfield Ave., 71104)

Awards: Overall male and female finishers in the 5k will win $100 cash. Second place male and female finishers will win $50 cash.

Additionally, first place male and female in the age groups below win an award.
Age Groups: 10-under, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+

You won’t want to miss this family fun event! Halloween costumes are encouraged!

Special Note: Strollers, wagons, baby joggers, and any hand-pushed or pulled vehicle will be allowed on the course, but at a walk-pace capacity only. Absolutely NO in-line skates, roller skates, or runners with baby strollers will be allowed on run course. This rule is an RRCA regulation! No dogs are allowed on the course.

Races Offered

5k

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Shreveport.

thermostat Temperature

16.0° / 27.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

15.2° / 26.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 47m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

63.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:19

nightlight Sunset

18:40

About Shreveport

Learn more about the host city, Shreveport.

Shreveport is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. It extends along the west bank of the Red River into neighboring Bossier Parish. The 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 187,593, while the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area had a population of 393,406.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of St. Mark's Paw Print Sprint 5k.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Matthew Barcelona	M	33	Shreveport, LA	19:18.1
🥈	E. Johnson	M	12	Shreveport, LA	20:25.5
🥉	T. Roemer	M	11	Shreveport, LA	21:28.2
4	Hunter Thrasher	M	13	Shreveport, LA	22:06.8
5	Andrew Pernell	M	13	Shreveport, LA	22:59.6
6	Eddie Mayfield	M	41	Shreveport, LA	23:01
7	Collin Harner	M	14	Shreveport, LA	23:13.2
8	Ben Harner	M	14	Shreveport, LA	23:14.8
9	Matthew Johnson	M	41	Shreveport, LA	23:12.3
10	van Van Norman	M	13	Shreveport, LA	23:33.3
11	B. Pickett	M	11	Shreveport, LA	23:47.7
12	Allison Mayfield	F	39	Shreveport, LA	23:49.7
13	Jon Davis	M	46	Shreveport, LA	24:19.4
14	Robert Stroud	M	55	Shreveport, LA	24:23.8
15	Quintin Hardtner III	M	50	Shreveport, LA	24:33.3
16	Pierce Papa	M	13	Shreveport, LA	24:34.2
17	Holden Webb	M	13	Shreveport, LA	24:39.6
18	Brandon Johnson	M	42	Keithville, LA	24:54.5
19	B. Nix	M	9	Shreveport, LA	24:58.6
20	Emmaline Drummond	F	13	Shreveport, LA	25:03.7
21	Brandon McSwain	M	35	Barksdale AFB, LA	25:16.6
22	G. Johnson	M	11	Keithville, LA	25:17.9
23	B. Pernell	M	11	Shreveport, LA	25:18
24	Ashley Smith	F	37	Shreveport, LA	25:13.4
25	J. Thrasher	M	11	Shreveport, LA	25:22.9
26	T. Garsee	F	11	Mansfield, LA	25:49.9
27	M. Soul	F	11	Shreveport, LA	26:16.6
28	A. Jenkins	M	12	Shreveport, LA	26:21.4
29	M. Hodges	F	9	Shreveport, LA	26:30
30	Oliver Jenkins	M	51	Shreveport, LA	26:30
31	Nicole Lowe	F	39	Shreveport, LA	26:41
32	William Huguet	M	41	Shreveport, LA	26:59.3
33	C. Huckabay	M	12	—	27:25.4
34	Candace Chaney	F	40	Shreveport, LA	27:42.7
35	Paul Hand	M	32	Shreveport, LA	27:50.2
36	Kevin Kleffner	M	47	Bossier City, LA	27:47
37	Josh Knicely	M	37	Shreveport, LA	27:50.9
38	Michelle Roberts	F	36	—	28:08.4
39	M. Burford	M	12	Grand Cane, LA	28:11.8
40	Riya Ahuja	F	13	Shreveport, LA	28:12.7
41	Amy Papa	F	42	Shreveport, LA	28:14.3
42	Patton Fritze	M	34	Shreveport, LA	28:35.8
43	Kate Schwab	F	13	Shreveport, LA	28:54.2
44	Vaughn Hall	M	51	Shreveport, LA	29:04.9
45	Justin Smith	M	40	—	29:30.5
46	Koren Jackson	M	13	Shreveport, LA	29:39.2
47	craig florea	M	45	Shreveport, LA	29:45.6
48	Frances Kalmbach	F	13	Shreveport, LA	29:46.3
49	Whitney Harmon	F	35	—	30:07.2
50	t. gray	M	7	Shreveport, LA	30:19.2

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St. Mark's Paw Print Sprint 5k

About the Event

The Paw Print Sprint is turning 10, and we’re celebrating BIG! This year, the Paw Print Sprint is becoming Paw Print Palooza — featuring our signature 5K, half-mile kids fun run, carnival rides, games, trunk-or-treat, and more! All proceeds benefit St. Mark’s Cathedral School.

Registration: Early registration through September 30 is $25 ($20 each for families of 4 or more). October 1 - October 23 is $30. Race day registration is $35.

Every 5K participant registered by Tuesday, October 6 will receive a racer mesh Paw Print Palooza shirt. Shirts are not guaranteed to registrants who sign up after Tuesday, October 6.

No registration needed for the half-mile kids fun run. Just show up, lace up, and have some fun!

Kids carnival wristbands and extra t-shirts are available for purchase at https://www.stmarksschool.com/beyond-the-classroom/paw-print-palooza

Shirt & Race Packet Pick-Up:Wednesday, October 21, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral Ministry Center (908 Rutherford St., 71104)

Thursday, October 22 & Friday, October 23, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Sportspectrum (6970 Fern Ave., 71105)

Race Day: Saturday, October 24, 7:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral School (2785 Fairfield Ave., 71104)

Awards: Overall male and female finishers in the 5k will win $100 cash. Second place male and female finishers will win $50 cash.

Additionally, first place male and female in the age groups below win an award.Age Groups: 10-under, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+

You won’t want to miss this family fun event! Halloween costumes are encouraged!

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Registration: Early registration through September 30 is $25 ($20 each for families of 4 or more).
October 1 - October 23 is $30.
Race day registration is $35.

Shirt & Race Packet Pick-Up:
Wednesday, October 21, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral Ministry Center (908 Rutherford St., 71104)

Additionally, first place male and female in the age groups below win an award.
Age Groups: 10-under, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+