Hanover Firecracker Run/Walk
About this race
Join us on July 4th for the Hanover Firecracker 5 mile and 5k! The start for both races will 8 am.
Tech shirts! for age division awards!
USATF Certified 5 Mile run starting and finishing on main street in downtown Hanover. 5K walk is an out and back course.
FREE kids run: Starts at 9:15 am, approximately 3/4 K, Awards to all kids ages 12 and younger.
Pricing:
Special New Years Day pricing $20 valid from 1/1 to 1/15
$25 until July 3rd. No shirt option $20 until July 3rd.
$30 on race day.
~~~~Only 200 shirts to be printed, after they are gone, no shirt price applies~~~~
Well organized event. Fast efficient scoring. Awards at 9:40 am. Parade and fun family activities after the run!
Packet pickup and Registration: Thursday, July 3rd from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at 104 Main St. Hanover
Race day packet pickup: July 4th from 6:30 am to 7:50 am at 104 Main St. Hanover
Awards: Run & Walk, Overall, Masters (40+) & Senior Masters (60+) Male & Female
AGE DIVISION WINNERS / FRESH BAKED PIES/ FLAVOR FRUIT FARMS
Top 5 finishers in each age division, both male & female, run & walk
RUN Divisions: 12 and under, 13-14, 15-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-29, 30-34 , 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+
WALK DIVISIONS : 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Please note there are no dogs permitted at this event. Service dogs excluded. Please see the full policy under Race Info. This is for the safety of both our participants and your dogs. Thank you.
The race will be chip timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be posted live during the race and on this web site.
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Running
Hanover Firecracker 5 mile Run
Hanover Firecracker 5k Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hanover, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 9:17 PM local time (EDT) in Hanover on July 4, 2026 — 15h 09m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Hanover Firecracker Run/Walk
342 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Hanover Firecracker 5 mile Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogan Melling | 25:49 | 5:10 /mi |
| 2 | Mitchell Hiatt | 25:58 | 5:12 /mi |
| 3 | Cooper Flick | 26:34 | 5:19 /mi |
| 4 | Landen Boulis | 26:37 | 5:19 /mi |
| 5 | Soren Crosthwaite | 28:02 | 5:36 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Hanover
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Hanover 5K Races 2 races
- Hanover Running Calendar 2026 2 races
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, 2 Hanover events
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