Apple Blossom 5K 2026

BFit CrossFit is proud to sponsor the return of this St. Joseph tradition.  

The Apple Blossom 5K run/walk will kick off the annual Apple Blossom Parade.  In addition to a traditional 5K race, this year's event will include additional events for teams to test their functional fitness as well as endurance.  

In the spirit of CrossFit, teams may enter to traverse the 3.1 mile course.

• Tandem Run - Teams of 2 (male/male, female/female or co-ed) The pair of runners must remain together, completing the course holding a resistance band
• Heavy Burden Run - Teams of 4 (all male, all female or co-ed team)  The team must complete the course sharing the burden of carrying one heavy sandbag per team to the finish line.  70 lb. sandbag for male teams.  50 lb. sandbag for female teams.  50 lb. sandbag for co-ed teams.

The Apple Blossom 5k+ is a fundraiser to benefit Sisters of Solace, a community of hospitality and healing for women survivors or trauma, human trafficking and addiction.

The Apple Blossom 5K Run/Walk and team events begin at the St. Joseph Aquatic Parking parking lot.  Runners will travel north on Noyes Boulevard, then turn left on Frederick Avenue taking the route of the Apple Blossom Parade.  The finish line will be located in the parking lot of River Bluff Brewing, headquarters of the Measly Mile Mafia.

Q - Are strollers permitted on the course?

A - Yes

Q - Are dogs permitted on the course?

A - Only well-behaved dogs on leashes.

Q - Is the Burden Run a relay?

A - No, all team members start and finish the race together, running or walking the full 3.1 miles but sharing the burden any way they like.

Q - Is there any specific way to carry our resistance band for the tandem run or objects for the burden runs?

A - Tandem runners must BOTH hold the resistance band during the entire race.  Burden runners MUST start and finish as a team with each participant carrying the object at least once over the course of the race.  Teams must carry the object WITHOUT the use of slings, bags, wagons or other devices.

Packet pickup is located at BFIT CrossFit located at 2202 Locust St, St Joseph, MO 64501 (Get directions)

• Thursday April 30th, 5-7 PM
• Friday May 1st, 5-7 PM

Race day packet pickup will be located at the start line at the Aquatic Park.

• Saturday May 2nd 7:30-8:30 AM 

The BFIT CrossFit Apple Blossom 5K is a fundraiser supporting Sisters of Solace.

Sisters of Solace is a community of hospitality and healing for women survivors of trauma, human trafficking and addiction.  

The women we serve find their way home from the streets or jail to begin their journey to healthy and financially independent living through our two programs:

Residential healing program - Our two year program is carefully structured and intentionally relational.  Our sisters live together in a safe home where they gain access to physical and mental healthcare, substance abuse treatment, education, legal/family reunification support, life skills training, debt resolution and more all at no cost.

Mission business - Sisters of Solace is a mission with a business that employs our residents at the Solace Market located at 3024 Frederick Avenue.  The sisters begin earning an income while learning marketable skills designing and manufacturing clean burning soy candles and all-natural spa products that are sold in their retail boutique.  We've recently opened a coffee shop at the Solace Market creating more jobs for the women in our program.

Sisters of Solace is built on our core belief that lavish love heals and our programs are designed for results that are built to last.  To date, not a single graduate of our long term program has returned to life on the streets. 

START LINE - The St. Joseph Aquatic Park parking lot located at 402 South Noyes Boulevard

FINISH LINE - River Bluff Brewing parking lot located at 1224 Frederick Avenue

Since the start and finish lines are NOT at the same location, here are a couple of options for parking and returning to vehicles:

• Recommended for local participants - Park your vehicle near the finish and get dropped off at the starting line
• Shuttles - If parking at the start line, vans will be available at the finish to shuttle participants back to vehicles