2023 - FireKracker 5k
2023 distances
Running
Citizen's 5k Run/Walk
7:30 am - Citizen's 5k - all ages and abilities welcome
Elite 5k
8:30 am - Elite 5k - must meet elite race qualifying times and submit race results/running resume
Kid's 1-Mile
Open to all kids 12 years old and under
Citizen's 5k Run/Walk - Fort Collins Running Club
Fort Collins Running Club Members - Special Discounted entry fees 7:30 am - Citizen's 5k - all ages and abilities welcome
Elite 5k - Fort Collins Running Club
Fort Collins Running Club Members - Special Discounted entry fees 8:30 am - Elite 5k - must meet elite race qualifying times and submit race results/running resume
Kid's 1-Mile - Fort Collins Running Club
Fort Collins Running Club Members - Special Discounted entry fees Open to all kids 12 years old and under
Race-day weather
Conditions on July 4, 2023 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets at 8:34 PM local time (MDT) in Fort Collins on July 4, 2023 — 14h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2023 results — FireKracker 5k
1,357 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Citizen's 5k Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSEPH HOUDESHELL | 16:13 | 5:14 /mi |
| 2 | ISAIAH MARTINE | 16:17 | 5:15 /mi |
| 3 | CADEL RUTHVEN | 16:18 | 5:15 /mi |
| 4 | GRANT KOONTZ | 16:59 | 5:28 /mi |
| 5 | SEAN GILES | 17:02 | 5:29 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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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