FireKracker 5k
About this race
Friday July 4th, 2026!
Walk ⭐️ Jog ⭐️ Run ⭐️ Race
Kick off your holiday festivities with a 5k in City Park, Fort Collins
Schedule:
Friday, July 3rd: Early Packet Pickup 2:00-6:00 pm
Location: TBA
Race Day - Saturday July 4th:
6:15-7:15 am - Packet Pickup & Registration
7:27 am - National Anthem
7:30 am - FireKracker 5k Start
8:30 am - Elite 5k Start
9:00 am - Kids 1-Mile Start
9:30 am - Awards Ceremony
10:00 am - CIty of Fort Collins Independence Day Parade
9:30 pm - City of Fort Collins Fireworks Display
Pick your distance
Running
FireKracker 5k
Kids 1-Mile
Open to all kids 12 years old and under
Elite 5k
8:30 am - Elite 5k - must meet elite race qualifying times and submit qualifying race results
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Collins, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets at 8:34 PM local time (MDT) in Fort Collins on July 4, 2026 — 14h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — FireKracker 5k
1,917 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the FireKracker 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Tornatzky | 16:42 | 5:23 /mi |
| 2 | Steven Hebert | 16:59 | 5:29 /mi |
| 3 | Robin Butler | 17:08 | 5:31 /mi |
| 4 | Grayson Sharp | 17:12 | 5:33 /mi |
| 5 | Colton Connelly | 17:14 | 5:33 /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, 45 Fort Collins events
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