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Diamondhead 5k
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Diamondhead 5k

Diamondhead, Mississippi, United States View on map
Aug 22, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

  • 8:00 AM start 5k
  • 8:45 AM start for Kids' 1 Mile
  • Awards for all the normal divisions in the 5k.
  • 5k: $20 for GCRC Members, $22 for Non-Members (plus RunSignUp's fee)
    • If you would like to join the GCRC, visit our membership page here: https://runsignup.com/MemberOrg/GulfCoastRunningClub
    • $25 for late registration the morning of the race.
  • $15 for all children 12 and under (includes both distances)
  • T-Shirts guaranteed only to pre registered participants.
  • Drinks, food, fruit and snacks after the race.
  • Runners will get free access to the pool after the race.
  • USATF certified.  Hilly out and back challenge.

Pick your distance

Running

5k Run

Aug 22, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$22.00
Closed

Kids' 1 Mile (includes 5k registration)

Aug 22, 2026 1.6K 8:45 AM
$15.00
Closed

Walking

5k Racewalker

Race walkers must follow USATF race walking guidelines. "Race walking requires the competitor to maintain contact with the ground at all times and requires the leading leg to be straightened as the foot makes contact with the ground. It must remain straightened until the leg passes under the body."

Aug 22, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$22.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Diamondhead, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 22.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 34.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 53.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
10.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 22, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 22, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 03m

The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 7:31 PM local time (CDT) in Diamondhead on August 22, 2026 — 13h 03m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 1 Diamondhead event

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