2026 - Gateway to Space
2026 distances
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Gateway to Space 5K
You must be a US citizen, no green card holders, you will be entering a US military base and restrictions apply. Participants MUST be over the age of 12. By registering for this race, you are giving your consent to a federal background check. ONLY registered participants will be allowed to board the buses out to the LLF. NO spectators. Please arrive with your ID and running attire, any bags or personal belongings may be subject to search. If the race does not sell out, registration will close five days prior to the race, NO late registrations allowed.
Gateway to Space 10K
You must be a US citizen, no green card holders, you will be entering a US military base and restrictions apply. Participants MUST be over the age of 12. By registering for this race, you are giving your consent to a federal background check. ONLY registered participants will be allowed to board the buses out to the LLF. NO spectators. Please arrive with your ID and running attire, any bags or personal belongings may be subject to search. If the race does not sell out, registration will close five days prior to the race, NO late registrations allowed.
Gateway to Space Virtual Challenge
This is a VIRTUAL 5K race! You will get an AWESOME medal and t-shirt as part of your virtual race packet!! - Registration in the Virtual 5K does NOT include race entry to the in-person event.
Gateway to Space Virtual 10K
This is a VIRTUAL 10K race! You will get an AWESOME medal and t-shirt as part of your virtual race packet!! - Registration in the Virtual 5K does NOT include race entry to the in-person event.
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2026 results — Gateway to Space
890 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Gateway to Space 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lopez | 19:02 | 6:08 /mi |
| 2 | Nils Kuehn | 19:16 | 6:12 /mi |
| 3 | David Chen | 19:29 | 6:16 /mi |
| 4 | James Gorman | 20:08 | 6:29 /mi |
| 5 | Alexander Clark | 20:49 | 6:42 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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, 1 Kennedy Space Center event
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