Firecracker 5K Run/Walk City of Boca Raton
About this race
Firecracker 5K Run/walk City of Boca Raton
July 4th, 2025, 7:15am 5K start time Florida Atlantic University (20th Street entrance-by Administration buildings east side of campus)
AccuChip Timing on measured 5K course, race t-shirt, finisher medals guaranteed to first 1,000 registered (we will post when capacity is reached).. Awards 5 year age groups 10 & under to 70+ 3 deep in 5 year age groups male/female.
Running through the palm tree lined campus of Florida Atlantic University the City of Boca Raton Firecracker 5K kicks off our annual Fabulous Fourth of July festivities.
PACKET PICKUP: Runner's Edge (3195 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton - 561-361-1950) from June 28th until July 3rd (at noon) during store hours. Monday - Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5 or Sunday 11-4 or race morning at event 6:30-7:10am. T-shirt sizes are on a first come basis so packet pickup is suggested before the event..
Sponsored by City of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University Alumni, Runner's Edge and Mission United.
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Running
5K Run/walk
Registration limited to the first 1000 runners.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Boca Raton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:32 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (EDT) in Boca Raton on July 4, 2026 — 13h 44m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Firecracker 5K Run/Walk City of Boca Raton
5K Run/walk · 906 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Welk | 16:40 | 5:22 /mi |
| 2 | Thor Eriksson | 16:48 | 5:25 /mi |
| 3 | Matthew Wykpisz | 17:08 | 5:31 /mi |
| 4 | Erik Moss | 17:19 | 5:35 /mi |
| 5 | Lucas Hernandez-Trujillo | 17:23 | 5:36 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Boca Raton 5K Races 21 races
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- Boca Raton Running Calendar 2026 22 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, 26 Boca Raton events
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