Desmond Wingard Legacy 5K
About this race
Registration is $30 in advance and $40 on the day of the event. A T-shirt is included with registration through October 14. After that, T-shirts are available while supplies last.
The race will start at the WSFA building on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama, and continue through downtown Montgomery. Halloween costumes are welcome!
All proceeds benefit the Desmond Wingard Legacy in Journalism Scholarship Endowment at Troy University.
Desmond Wingard, WSFA’s former News Director who passed away 10/30/25 after a short battle with cancer. Desmond was an integral part of WSFA and was responsible for so many of the positive things our station has done for our community. Desmond was a dear friend to all that knew him and our race is in his honor to help raise funds for the Desmond Wingard Legacy in Journalism Scholarship at Troy University.
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Desmond Wingard Legacy 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Montgomery, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:01 AM and sets at 5:55 PM local time (CDT) in Montgomery on October 31, 2026 — 10h 54m 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, 40 Montgomery events
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