Highlands Twilight 5K
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2025 - Highlands Twilight 5K

Highlands, North Carolina, United States View on map
Aug 16, 2025 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2025 distances

Running

5K Run/Walk

Race is on August 16th starting at 6PM at the Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park. The 5K course is undulating, beginners or walkers will find it friendly, yet the faster runners will be challenged. Registration and check-in will start at 4PM. Early packet pickup Friday August 16th from 5-6 at Highlands Recreation Park. Please allow enough time to get checked in. Parking will be available around the Kelsey Hutchinson Park, Highlands Recreation Park, Highlands Ballfield, and Highlands Post Office. Kids under 5 run 5K for free. Kids 5 to 9 $10.00 for 5K. Day of race price will be $40.00.

Aug 16, 2025 5K 6:00 PM
$45.00
Closed

5K Stroller Race

Finally all you moms and dads, a stroller only category. This is a winner take all event.

Aug 16, 2025 5K 6:00 PM
$45.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on August 16, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 17.5° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 24.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 17.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 24.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
6.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
15.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
87.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 16, 2025 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 16, 2025 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 26m

The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 8:20 PM local time (EDT) in Highlands on August 16, 2025 — 13h 26m of daylight.

Course

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2025 results — Highlands Twilight 5K

5K Run/Walk · 225 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2025 Highlands Twilight 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Timothy McDowell 17:14 5:33 /mi
2 James Moore 17:21 5:35 /mi
3 robert burton 17:41 5:42 /mi
4 Stephanie Pierce 19:07 6:09 /mi
5 Drew Morris 19:58 6:26 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 1 Highlands event

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