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Firecracker 5K - Campbell County YMCA
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Firecracker 5K - Campbell County YMCA

Fort Thomas, Kentucky, United States View on map
Jul 04, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

PLACE

Ft. Thomas Mess Hall
801 Cochran St.
Fort Thomas, KY US 41075

-Take I-471 to Exit #2 Ft. Thomas/Southgate. Proceed south on U.S. 27 to S. Ft. Thomas
Ave. Turn left on S. Ft. Thomas Ave. Proceed approximately one mile to Tower Park which
will be on your right. Parking is available on the south side of the VA Hospital but
restricted in Tower Park.

DESCRIPTION

Campbell County YMCA FIRECRACKER 5K
Saturday, July 4th at 8:15 a.m. (kids at 7:40 a.m.)

PRICES

For the best experience, register before July 3 2026 at 11:59

*$35 without a shirt

*$45 with a shirt (limited supply of 274)

Price increases to $50 on race day. CREDIT CARD ONLY

PACKET PICK UP

July 2nd, and 3rd at the Campbell County YMCA. Race day pick up will start at 7 a.m. in the Mess Hall.


AWARDS

Commemorative medals for the first 600 runners to finish! Medals for the top 2 M/F division winners. Trophies for the Overall M/F Winner and Runner Up. American flags, glitter, streamers, costumes, face paint, etc. will help you win one of the Patriotic Awards, so be creative!

RACE DIVISIONS

Male/Female 15 & Under, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ and a Stroller Division.

COURSE

Race begins in Tower Park behind the Mess Hall, proceeds north on Ft. Thomas Ave. to the turnaround point which is Highlands High School and returns to Tower Park and ends behind the Mess Hall.
*Subject to change due to construction

RESULTS

Results will be posted at www.timingspot.com

AL SALVATO’S KIDS FUN RUN

Calling all kids under 10 years of age! No need to register, just show up at ready to run the loop around the Mess Hall. Do your best and you might get a refreshing treat at the finish line. There is no charge for the Kids Fun Run but we will be collecting gently used or new children’s running shoes that will be donated to the Brighton Center in memory of Al Salvato to encourage our youth to pick up running at an early age.

For more details visit MyY.org/Firecracker or  contact Nick Heiss at 859.781.1814 or nheiss@myy.org

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run/Walk

Jul 04, 2026 5K 8:15 AM
$35.00
Closed

5K Run/Walk for Teachers

Jul 04, 2026 5K 8:15 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Thomas, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 20.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 31.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 38.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
12.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 4, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 4, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 49m

The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 9:07 PM local time (EDT) in Fort Thomas on July 4, 2026 — 14h 49m 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 Fort Thomas event

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