Name: Death by 5k Tulsa
Start: 2025-09-20T08:00:00-05:00
Location: River West 23rd St. Park

Death by 5k is coming back to Tulsa for year 3!
RunStrong Event's signature 24 hour challenge, Death by 5k requires participants to run ten 5ks starting one every 2.5 hours, for 24 hours. The first 5k starts at 8 am, and subsequent 5ks start at 1030, 1, 330, 6, 830, 11, 130, 4, and 630 am. Participants need to be present at the start of each 5k, and have that 5k finished prior to the start of the subsequent 5k. This challenge is designed to test participants mentally and physically with physical fatigue, sleep deprivation, and running in the dark. (Headlamps, hand lights, or some other form of illumination will be required)
Death by 5k Tulsa will start and finish at River West 23rd St Park, and will be run on the paved river trail, including crossing the river bridges twice.
In between each 5k, participants will be able to sleep in their cars, or to put up tents in the grass area at the Park. There is plenty of space for pop up or camping tents.
Prepared food will be provided at 830 am, 130 pm, 9 pm and 430 am. Snacks will be provided throughout the entirety of the event, along with water and Gatorade..
Participants will receive an event shirt and some additional swag. Finishers will receive one of our coveted coffin awards and the pride that comes with surviving.
Registration will be limited initially to 300 participants. After that, a waitlist will be enabled and we will open spots if/when they become available or if we decide to expand the field.