Haddon Heights FireCracker 5k
About this race
THIS is the Independence weekend race to be in!
A USATF Certified course through the tree-shaded streets of "Small Town America", Haddon Heights! Chip timing, text messaging within seconds of finishing providing time and pace, and an HD Finish Line Video published on YouTube and integrated into the results. Online results will be streamed while race is in progress.
Overall Awards: 1st Male & Female $150 each, 2nd Male & Female OA $100 each, and 3rd OA Male and Female $50 each.
All this, including a great limited-edition year-specific event t-shirt for the first 300 participants to pick up their packet and race bib. Quantities are limited to: 80 small, 100 medium, 100 large, and 20 x-large. T-shirts are not guaranteed and will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cost is $30 through June 4th and $35 starting on June 5th.
Packet pickup and in-person registration are available July 3rd, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, and race day morning, July 4th, 6:45 AM- 7:45 AM ($35) at HH Cabin at Hoff's Park, 8th Ave. & W. High St.
It is recommended to sign up online and be early to the packet pickup to ensure your event shirt size will be available.
The race will start at 8:00 AM sharp, rain or shine, with no refunds.
Use this link to see an animation of the race course: Firecracker 5K Animated Race Course
Sponsored by the Haddon Heights Police Foundation.
The Haddon Heights Police Foundation is a 503(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 99-1716875). The Haddon Heights Police Foundation supports programs such as: Haddon Heights' National Night Out, a Haddon Heights High School Graduation Award, Haddon Heights Summer Rec, Elementary School Assemblies, Community Policing Initiatives, and the Haddon Heights Police K9 Unit.
Haddon Heights Police K9 Unit Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/haddonhtspolicek9unit/
Pick your distance
Running
Firecracker 5k
USATF Certified. Flat, fast & mostly shaded. Starts & Ends at Hoff's Park at 7th & W. High St; course roads will be clearly marked. This year's event will be for the first time chip timed with instant text messaging of finish time and pace, and an HD finish line video.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Haddon Heights, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:37 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (EDT) in Haddon Heights on July 4, 2026 — 14h 54m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Haddon Heights FireCracker 5k
Firecracker 5k · 258 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACOB MONTGOMERY | 16:09 | 5:13 /mi |
| 2 | PHIL CELONA | 16:44 | 5:24 /mi |
| 3 | MATTHEW TRONCO | 17:40 | 5:42 /mi |
| 4 | LILIAH GORDON | 17:59 | 5:49 /mi |
| 5 | SHAELAN MCNALLY | 17:59 | 5:49 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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- 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, 2 Haddon Heights events
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