2024 - Be a Hero 5K
2024 distances
Running
5K Run
Walking
5K Walk
Strollers are welcome, but for the safety of people and pets, dogs are not allowed.
Race-day weather
Conditions on September 28, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 6:39 PM local time (CDT) in Urbana on September 28, 2024 — 11h 52m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2024 results — Be a Hero 5K
136 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Gelsthorpe | 17:59 | 5:47 /mi |
| 2 | Justin Seno | 19:51 | 6:23 /mi |
| 3 | Andrew Rice | 20:53 | 6:43 /mi |
| 4 | Steven Schneider | 20:55 | 6:44 /mi |
| 5 | Aidan Pawlak | 20:56 | 6:44 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Urbana
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Urbana 5K Races 7 races
- Urbana Running Calendar 2026 7 races
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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