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Glowing Gobbler 5K
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Glowing Gobbler 5K

Newport News, Virginia, United States View on map
Nov 25, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Before the turkey and the stuffing take part the most LIT holiday run of the season. The Glowing Gobbler 5K is an evening race that gives runners a unique opportunity to run through Newport News Park's Celebration In Lights. Get in the holiday spirit and have a little run while you are at it!

Entry fees are non-refundable; race numbers and entries cannot be transferred to other persons. No exceptions. This means once we have received your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate, and you may not give or sell your number or timing chip to anyone else.

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Glowing Gobbler 5K

Nov 25, 2026 5K 6:30 PM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Newport News, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 5.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 13.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 2.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 25, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 25, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 56m

The sun rises at 6:54 AM and sets at 4:50 PM local time (EST) in Newport News on November 25, 2026 — 9h 56m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 28 Newport News events

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