Event Description

🥬 The Big Leek 5K – Run Fast, Stay Fresh! 🏃‍♂️💨

Welcome to The Big Leek 5K run—the only race where being a little "leeky" is encouraged! 🌱💚

Inspired by Wales’ national vegetable, this race will have you sprinting, trotting, or dramatically crawling through the scenic hills of Wales, WI. Whether you’re here to set a PR or just to earn the most ridiculous race woodle ever shaped like a leek, we promise good vibes, great hills, and questionable vegetable puns.

What's a leek?

The leek—nature’s most dramatic scallion—is the unsung hero of the vegetable world. 🥬💨

With its fashionably long green locks and chunky white stem, the leek looks like an onion that hit the gym but still enjoys carbs. It’s got a mild, sweet flavor, making it the introvert of the Allium family—not as loud as garlic, not as weepy as onions, but always reliable.

Why Are Leeks Awesome?
🧅 The Fancy Onion – Sophisticated, subtle, and rarely makes you cry.
🥗 Great in Everything – Soups, stews, stir-fries, or awkward small talk about vegetables.
🥬 A Symbol of Wales – Yes, people literally wear them on their heads for St. David’s Day. Respect.
💪 Low in Calories, High in Fiber – Making it the CrossFit champion of the allium world.

Basically, if you’ve never cooked with a leek, you’re missing out on the most underappreciated veggie of all time. 🌿😂