Hero Dogs 5K9
About this race
Please join Hero Dogs, Inc on May 16th, 2026 at the Congressional Cemetery for the 6th Annual Hero Dogs 5K9! Please see below for registration deadlines and details.
All participants will receive a medal at the finish line!
Registration Deadlines as follows:
March 31st - Early Bird Registration Deadline ($30 price ends)
April 24th - Regular Registration with T-Shirt Guarantee ends ($40)
Registration will continue through Race Day but t-shirts cannot be guaranteed after April 25th. All packet pickup will be available prior to the race on May 16th at Congressional Cemetery. Any t-shirts not picked up at the race will NOT be mailed.
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Running
6th Annual Hero Dogs Memorial 5K Run
Hero Dogs Memorial 1K Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Washington, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets at 8:14 PM local time (EDT) in Washington on May 16, 2026 — 14h 20m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Hero Dogs 5K9
138 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 6th Annual Hero Dogs Memorial 5K Run, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lievano | 19:12 | 6:11 /mi |
| 2 | Jason Smith | 20:44 | 6:40 /mi |
| 3 | Babadamilola Alao | 20:45 | 6:41 /mi |
| 4 | Zack Krall | 20:48 | 6:42 /mi |
| 5 | Miguel Trujillo | 21:05 | 6:47 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 87 Washington events
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