FIRECRACKER 5000 presented by Fleet Feet
About this race
Choose the 5K,or fun run
5k starts at 7:30am with the Mile
Mile Runners will have their own timing mats
Run along the beautiful Lake Taneycomo, starting and finishing at the middle fountains on Branson Landing.
The 5k is one loop, Fun Run Mile is on the Landing down and back
TEAMS.......If you want to make a team ( 5K ONLY ) Runners must be paid 5k runners ..... (Online) team captain will pay team fee, then runners can add to that team... ( captain must tell team members team name and password ) For new runners signing up on race day once you have entered into the race you will be given a bib number you will claim your team...Team captain will fill out form with team name and runners bib numbers ...takes at least 5 runners to complete a team. A team can be all the same gender or mixed. To claim a team is $40.00 for the team paid by captain. Already paid 5k runners can join team ... Team Trophy and fireworks as award. NEW FINISHER MEDAL ->
Awards: Overall winners: 5k 1st Large Fireworks, • (male & female) 125.00 Gift Card Award from Fleet Feet
Awards to Masters (40+) male & female: 5k 1st Place Large Fireworks
Overall champion trophy and fireworks in the following age divisions male & female: 10 & under, 11-14, 15- 19, 20-29, 30--39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 & up
Mile Fun Run Champion 12-under male and female 1st place award and fireworks … and finisher medal for all runners
We will have finisher medals for all races 1st 800 runners
Highland Dairy Ice Cream will be at the Finish Line passing out ice cream cones / bars / orange push ups
Giveaways ..... Gift cards from Branson Landing Star Bucks and Fireworks over $500.00 in prizes
Packet pick up will be July 2nd Fleet Feet 1254 E Republic Rd, Springfield, MO 65804 3pm to 5pm
July 3rd Oscar's Famous Ribs 302 Veterans Blvd, Branson, MO 65616
3pm to 6pm Pick your packet up on July 3rd receive a $5.00 voucher for Oscar's BBQ First 50 Runners
PPU also Race Morning July 4th 6:15am to 7:15am Branson Landing At The Fountains
Out Of Town 5k 10k virtual is a separate race awards and t-shirts will be mailed out. Only Trophies and medals no fireworks will be mailed out
Runners will have until 7/12 to turn in their race results for the Fun Run mile, 5k or 10k these races are virtual only. Times will be posted and t-shirts / awards will be mailed out on Monday 7/13
Pick your distance
Running
FLEET FEET MILE FUN RUN
FLEET FEET 5K
FLEET FEET Out of town 5k 10k Virtual
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Branson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:35 PM local time (CDT) in Branson on July 4, 2026 — 14h 35m of daylight.
Course
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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 — FIRECRACKER 5000 presented by Fleet Feet
805 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the FLEET FEET MILE FUN RUN
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Jones | 0:02 | 0:02 /mi |
| 2 | J. Jones | 0:09 | 0:09 /mi |
| 3 | F. Peoples | 7:23 | 7:23 /mi |
| 4 | Catie Campbell | 7:48 | 7:48 /mi |
| 5 | C. Kolega | 7:53 | 7:53 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 18 Branson events
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