OCTC's 39th Annual 5K G.G. Talbott, III Memorial Run
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Owensboro, KY (09/30/2025) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is excited to announce its 39th Annual Grant G. Talbott, III Memorial Run. The event will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Check-in and race-day registration will be held at OCTC's Main Campus, located at 4800 New Hartford Road, beginning at 7:30 a.m. A complimentary trolley service will transport participants from campus to the starting line at Legion Park on East Byers Avenue. The course will proceed along Veach Road and finish back at the OCTC Main Campus.
The 5K is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Awards will be presented to top finishers in several age divisions, and all participants will be eligible for door prizes, including a $250 cash drawing. Door prizes, drawings, and trophies are limited to those who attend in person.
Proceeds from the event benefit OCTC students by providing scholarships, student support services, and other resources that enhance the overall educational experience.
Participants can register online at https://runsignup.com/Race/KY/Owensboro/GrantGTalbottIIIMemorial5KRunWalk.
The run is held in memory of Grant G. "G.G." Talbott, III, a long-time counselor at OCTC and former teacher at Owensboro High School. Talbott, who coordinated the road race from 1998 through 2007, was dedicated to supporting students and encouraging their success. The event continues to honor his legacy and remains one of the region's longest-running community 5Ks.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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