Firefly 5K
About this race
Join the Wilmington Road Runners Club for the Firefly 5K. A three race series that will take place across New Hanover County this summer. All races will take place on the last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm.
• May 27, Halyburton Park, 7:00 pm
• June 24, Halyburton Park, 7:00 pm
• July 29, Long Leaf Park, 7:00 pm (followed by a social at The Brewers Kettle)
There will be awards for the overall Men's and Women's winner of each race, and for the overall Men's and Women's winner of the three race series. Plus winners get a custom race t-shirt!
Participants who complete all three races will be entered into a drawing for free entries to the Seaside Shuffle 5K in October.
All three races are free to anyone who would like to participate. Bringing a small donation for the Wilmington Road Runners Scholarship Program is suggested.
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Running
Firefly 5K Run - May
Firefly 5K Run - June
Firefly 5K Run - July
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wilmington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:02 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (EDT) in Wilmington on May 27, 2026 — 14h 12m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Firefly 5K
Firefly 5K Run - July · 125 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Pyrtle | 17:26 | 5:37 /mi |
| 2 | Kevin Kostka | 17:30 | 5:39 /mi |
| 3 | Jackson Grudzinskas | 17:36 | 5:41 /mi |
| 4 | Aaron Fraser | 18:10 | 5:52 /mi |
| 5 | Ella Adams | 18:35 | 6:00 /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, 58 Wilmington events
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