Firecracker 5k - McLeansboro
About this race
28th ANNUAL
FIRECRACKER 5K RUN / WALK
& ½ MILE KID'S FUN RUN
8:00 A.M.
SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 2026 (RAIN OR SHINE)
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE HAMILTON COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
https://www.hamcocc.com/firecracker-5k
TIME:
8:00 A.M. – 5K RUN
8:01 A.M. – 5K WALK
9:15 A.M. – ½ Mile KID’S FUN RUN
PACKET PICK UP:
7:00 A.M. TILL 7:45 A.M. ON SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 2026 at Race Site
REGISTRATION: (fee includes T-Shirt*)
$25 – 5K POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 20th
$30 – 5K POSTMARKED AFTER JUNE 20th or DAY OF THE RACE.
$15 – KID’S FUN RUN – REGISTRATION OPEN TILL 8:45 A.M. DAY OF THE RACE
Pre-registered River to River Runner’s Club Members Receive a $5.00 discount (Must register on Runsignup.com or by mail to receive a discount).
LOCATION:
(BEHIND HAMILTON COUNTY EAST SIDE SCHOOL) EAST HULL STREET,
RACE STARTS AND FINISHES IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA.
COURSE:
VERY FLAT (EXCEPT FOR 2 MODERATELY HARD HILLS), FAST, ALL ASPHALT COURSE.
AWARDS:
AWARDS TO THE TOP THREE RUNNERS, MALE AND FEMALE, IN EACH AGE GROUP:
9 & UNDER 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39
40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 & OVER
OVERALL AWARDS TO THE TOP TWO MALES AND FEMALES:
$50 PRIZE FOR RECORD-BREAKERS IN THE 5K RUN/WALK (MEN / WOMEN)
THE TOP 3 WALKERS WILL RECEIVE AWARDS (MALE / FEMALE) & 1ST PLACE IN TEN-YEAR AGE GROUPS
KID’S ½ MILE FUN RUN (AGES 10 & UNDER):
EACH FINISHER RECEIVES A FINISHER’S AWARD
WALK RECORDS
Tom Champion - 31:01.1 (2021)
Shirley Fearheiley - 31:58 (2015)
RUN RECORDS
Kate Bushue - 17:51.0 (2021)
Dylon Nalley - 15:09.23 (2024)
Pick your distance
Running
Virtual 5k
Participants will submit results and then will receive a T-shirt from the race.
5k Run
1/2 Mile KID's FUN RUN
T-Shirt Only
Walking
5k Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in McLeansboro, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:32 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (CDT) in McLeansboro on June 3, 2027 — 14h 40m of daylight.
Course
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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, 2 McLeansboro events
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