Bolt for the Heart - Thanksgiving Day 5K
About this race
We invite your family and you to participate in our 15th Annual Bolt for the Heart Family 5K on Thanksgiving Morning! The focus of Bolt for the Heart is to save as many lives as possible, by placing automatic external defibrillators (AED’s) in our law enforcement heroes’ patrol cars.
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Running
5K Run/Walk
Play for Jake (includes 1/4 zip shirt, tshirt, and donation)
Virtual 5K Run/Walk (includes packet mailing)
5K Run/Walk (Military/First Responder)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Carmel, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:42 AM and sets at 5:21 PM local time (EST) in Carmel on November 26, 2026 — 9h 39m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Bolt for the Heart - Thanksgiving Day 5K
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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, 19 Carmel events
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