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Fire Runner 5k
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Fire Runner 5k

Waterloo, Iowa, United States View on map
Jun 12, 2027 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

Now is your chance to be Fire Runner Champion... 5K style!


Join us on June 12, 2026 for the Lost Island Fire Runner 5K. This race takes you to the relaxing vibes of  Lost Island Waterpark, as you drift around the lazy river (on the sidewalk of course!) and back to the high thrill vibes of Lost Island Themepark. Here you will snake your way through Tamariki, Udara, Awa, Yuta, and ending in Mura at Fire Runner, the winner of the USA Today Readers' Choice Awards for Best New Theme Park Attraction of 2025. Come for the race, stay for the rides and kick your weekend off right.

Registration Includes:

  • Race Entry
  • Entry to the Lost Island Theme Park day of race
  • Fire Runner 5K t-shirt
  • Race bib
  • **Additional Purchase Required for
    Ticket to Lost Island Water Park on race day* $25 Additional Addon


For more information about Lost Island parks, visit www.thelostisland.com

Pick your distance

Running

5k

Jun 12, 2027 5K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 26.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
23.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 12, 2027 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 12, 2027 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 15m

The sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:47 PM local time (CDT) in Waterloo on June 12, 2027 — 15h 15m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 10 Waterloo events

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