Fiesta 5k Challenge - Benefiting Emory ALS Center
About this race
Something big is coming! 20 Years - 1 Cause
Kick off your Cinco de Mayo celebration with the Fiesta 5k Challenge!
We are on a mission to stop ALS. The Fiesta 5k Challenge is held in memory of Jon Blais, who died from ALS in 2005, and in honor of all who are living with ALS and those who have lost their lives because of it.
NEW LOCATION: Cumming City Center
423 Canton Rd., Cumming, GA 30040
Free parking is available in the parking garage and surface lots located within the City Center.
Restrooms are located on the lower level of the Cumming City Center
5K and Kids’ Fun Run options, as well as Virtual Runner
All participants receive a race T-shirt (guaranteed if registered by April 16th)
New this year: All finishers will get a finisher medal! (including Virtual Runners)
- Free Photos!
- Chip-timed 5k race
As always, for 20 years, 100% of the proceeds benefit the Emory ALS Center
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Event will be held rain or shine.
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Running
Fiesta 5k Challenge
The FIESTA 5k is a chip-timed race and runners must be checked in by 7:45am to receive an official finish time. T-shirt included - guaranteed if registered by April 16, 2026. Awards will be presented to the Overall Male/Female, Overall Masters Male/ Female, and Top 3 in Age Group categories of 5 year increments.
Fiesta Kids Fun Run
T-shirt is included with registration - guaranteed if registered by April 16, 2026. This one's for the little ones but parents can certainly run alongside!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cumming, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in Cumming on May 2, 2026 — 13h 35m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Fiesta 5k Challenge - Benefiting Emory ALS Center
Fiesta 5k Challenge · 210 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John-Prosser Deaton | 17:51 | 5:45 /mi |
| 2 | John Cope | 19:51 | 6:23 /mi |
| 3 | Elias Morgado | 19:58 | 6:26 /mi |
| 4 | Salvador Tapia | 20:46 | 6:41 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Bowker | 20:52 | 6:43 /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 Cumming
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cumming 5K Races 19 races
- 10K Run Events in Cumming 4 races
- Cumming Half Marathons 4 races
- Cumming Running Calendar 2026 19 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, 22 Cumming events
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