2025 Golden Helix 5k Logo

2025 Golden Helix 5k

Stonecipher Lecture Hall, Cookeville TN

Saturday, October 11th, 2025

🏃‍♂️ Race Registration

  • Deadline: Register by 9 p.m. Sun, Sept 21 for a guaranteed t-shirt on race day.

🌳 Race Overview

  • Distance: The Race for the Golden Helix 5K (GH5K) is an annual 5 km (3.1 mile) open-road race around the beautiful campus of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN.
  • Timing: The GH5K is professionally timed.
  • Parking: All parking on the Tennessee Tech University campus is free and available to the public on weekends. You will not be ticketed unless you park in a spot that is specifically reserved.
  • Best Parking: The best parking for the race is behind the TN Tech STEM Center, along Stadium Drive, near the Laboratory Science Commons (LSC) and Stonecipher Auditorium.

🤝 Organizers and Sponsors

  • Organizing Body: The race is organized by the Student Affiliates of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) with assistance from the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) and the Chem-Med Club.
  • Co-Sponsors: The race is co-sponsored by the Tennessee Technological University Student Government Association SOLO Fund so that all students may race at no cost.
  • Proceeds: Proceeds from the GH5K benefit the ASBMB and SMACS clubs, and the Upper Cumberland Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic at Cookeville High School.

🎓 Student Participation

  • SOLO Fund: Hopefully, this year's race will be SOLO-funded for current TN Tech students to race for FREE using code (AWESOME).
  • ID Requirement: Students MUST present valid student ID at packet pick-up to be able to race.

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