Electric 5k
About this race
5K / 1 MILE FUN RUN
RUN IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF SEPECTATORS at DUSK!!!!
STAY FOR THE ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE
ONLY SW 5K RUN IN FRONT OF A PARADE !!!
The Official Las Cruces Electric 5k is volunteer-produced by runners for runners!!!
Runners enjoy Tech Shirt, Race swag, and Age Group Awards separate from Top 3 Overall
This is a Closed Course Race!!!
Are you ready for it?
Whether you are a seasoned athlete or just starting your fitness journey, there is an event for everyone. Our Electric 5k offers 2 events: 1-mile and a 5k. Portions of proceeds from the registration will be put towards the LCRC Summer youth Program, a series of 1-mile fun runs free to kids 14 and under, and donations to Dona Ana area high school cross-country programs!
As Always:
Free to runners age 14 and under.
Race photos posted results page (tagged by bib #)
Finisher Video posted to results page
Prizes for best costume and largest team.
After race snacks and drinks.
$5 per person discount for groups of four or more runners who register at the same time.
Free 1 Mile Youth runners cannot register with a group to obtain a group discount.
Location of Events
All races begin and end on W Hadley Ave across from the Meerscheidt Center. Our 5k runs South on W Hadley Ave to Solano, north to Madrid, making a U-turn before the Apodaca Baseball field, and retraces back to the finish line. The street will be lined with thousands of spectators waiting to watch the Las Cruces Electric Parade. With less than 10ft of elevation gain, this is our flattest race, creating the perfect conditions for you to run your fastest time.
Start and Finish Times
1mile: 7:30 p.m. (chip timing)5k: 8:00 p.m. (chip timing)
*Racecourse will close at 9:30 pm for all events
Give Aways
Free Participants will receive a BibPaid participants will receive a Bib, t-shirt (not guaranteed after 6/12),
Awards
5kOverall Top 3 Female/Male: 1st-3rd
Top 3 Age group Male/Female (top runners removed)
1mile
1-14 Age Group Overall 1st-3rd
15+ Age Group Overall 1st-3rd
*Awards will be based on chip timing.
Event Parking
Paz Baseball fields and Las Cruces Skating Park Parking lot off W HadleyPick your distance
Running
Electric 5k
The only SW race with audience and at twilight! Due to Electric Parade, runners will have till 9pm to complete the course. Any runner still racing after 9pm will need to abandon the course to allow for parade. We ask that runners not able to complete race in 1hr time, to still head toward finish line and notify timing crew of your safe arrival. As with all our events, registration is free those 14 and under. Though registration is a must to participate (no free giveaways for those with free registration)
1 Mile Fun Run
ALL AGES WELCOMED. Due to 5k race start time of 8pm, all 1 milers will need to complete their race before 7:50 to receive a time. 1 milers after this time will be marshalled off course to clear it for start of 5k event. As with all our events, registration is free those 14 and under. Though registration is a must to participate (no free giveaways for those with free registration)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Las Cruces, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (MDT) in Las Cruces on July 3, 2026 — 14h 13m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Electric 5k
604 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Electric 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryu Medina | 16:12 | 5:14 /mi |
| 2 | Kobe Rodriguez | 16:56 | 5:28 /mi |
| 3 | Keller Ford | 17:13 | 5:33 /mi |
| 4 | Mason Dean | 17:37 | 5:41 /mi |
| 5 | Joshua Bernal | 17:39 | 5:42 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Las Cruces
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Las Cruces 5K Races 8 races
- 10K Run Events in Las Cruces 4 races
- Las Cruces Half Marathons 2 races
- Las Cruces Running Calendar 2026 11 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, 12 Las Cruces events
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