2021 - Be a Hero 5K
2021 distances
Running
5k Run/Walk
Awards will be presented to the overall male and female winners in the following age groups: under 15, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over. Awards will also be presented to the top three individual fundraisers. Strollers are welcome, but for the safety of people and pets, dogs are not allowed.
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 16, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:04 AM and sets at 6:11 PM local time (CDT) in Urbana on October 16, 2021 — 11h 06m of daylight.
Course
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2021 results — Be a Hero 5K
5k Run/Walk · 151 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Gelsthorpe | 17:58 | 5:47 /mi |
| 2 | Nick Paulson | 19:20 | 6:13 /mi |
| 3 | April Goetz | 19:32 | 6:17 /mi |
| 4 | Michael Highman | 19:32 | 6:17 /mi |
| 5 | Andrei Pacheco | 19:52 | 6:24 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Urbana events
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