2025 - BE THE LIGHT 5K RUN/WALK for NICU families
2025 distances
Running
BE THE LIGHT 5K RUN/WALK
Strollers welcome with mindfulness of runners. Pets not welcome.
BE THE LIGHT 5K RUN/WALK W/ CHILD AND/OR STROLLER (NO SHIRT FOR THE CHILD)
CHILDREN UNDER 12 CAN PARTICIPATE BY WALKING/RUNNING ALONGSIDE AN ADULT OR IN A STROLLER PUSHED BY AN ADULT AT NO COST. WE ENCOURAGE THIS FOR OUR NICU FAMILIES ESPECIALLY! A WAIVER MUST BE FILLED OUT FOR EACH CHILD WHETHER THEY ARE IN A STROLLER OR WALKING. THIS IS A FREE OPTION BUT THESE KIDS WILL NOT RECEIVE AN EVENT T-SHIRT
BE THE LIGHT 5K RUN/WALK W/ CHILD OR STROLLER (CHILD TSHIRT)
CHILDREN UNDER 12 CAN PARTICIPATE BY WALKING/RUNNING ALONGSIDE AN ADULT OR IN A STROLLER PUSHED BY AN ADULT AT NO COST. WE ENCOURAGE THIS FOR OUR NICU FAMILIES ESPECIALLY! A WAIVER MUST BE FILLED OUT FOR EACH CHILD WHETHER THEY ARE IN A STROLLER OR WALKING. THIS IS THE OPTION FOR A CHILD TO RECEIVE THE T-SHIRT. THIS OPTION MUST BE SELECTED FOR EACH CHILD THAT IS WANTING AN EVENT T-SHIRT
BE THE LIGHT RUN/WALK SPONSOR RUNNER/WALKER
This is for our amazing sponsors and their runners/walkers depending on how many your sponsorship covers. We are grateful for you but we do need these waivers signed! Thanks again for all your help with making this event a success!
Race-day weather
Conditions on September 27, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 7:06 PM local time (CDT) in Texarkana on September 27, 2025 — 11h 57m of daylight.
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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, 10 Texarkana events
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