Blue Whale Run
Catoosa, OK
- 5K, 1 Miler
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Do you Love to visit the Blue Whale? Have you always wanted to run or walk on Route 66? Well now you have the opportunity to do BOTH! Join to celebrate the 100th year of Route 66 and the re-opening of the newly revamped Blue Whale Park with walking or … MORE
Local Historical Weather (May 31):
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| H (°F) | 93 | 86 | 77 | 88 | 84 |
| L (°F) | 77 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 76 |
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A Nice Run on a Portion of Route 66
We wanted to get out of town and go his run fit the schedule. I love to run events tied to local sites and this was run on portions of … MORE
We wanted to get out of town and go his run fit the schedule.
I love to run events tied to local sites and this was run on portions of Route 66 t Catoosa Oklahoma. While you didn’t run by the Blue Whale it was a short walk from the start/finish line.
Parking was about a mile away but they provided bus transportation.
The event itself was small, 506 finishers in the 5k. They also had a 1 mile before the 5k.
Course while not hard did have a couple decent hills at the start and finish (out and back course) but mile 2 was pretty flat. It was 1 and 3 that had the hills. They said they will have a new course next year and I got the impression no or fewer hills.
No real scenery to see. Run on the roads with a few houses and businesses.
Great on course support. One official water stop bit there were several un-official water stops so plenty of hydration.
Post race was water which was warm. Would have been nice if it was cold as it was a warm humid day. They said there were snacks but I didn’t see any but I also didn’t have time to wander as I had to get back to shower and check out of the hotel. This was an 8:30 AM start to the race.
Swag was good. I nice t-shirt that I will actually sally wear and a nice finisher medal. I got first in my bracket but again, didn’t have time to wait for awards due to checkout time at the hotel but I saw a picture of the awards and they were a nice plaque and I think mug.
Overall I would say this was a good smaller local event and if you find yourself in the Tulsa area, give it a shot.