Hometown Heroes 5k
About this race
Registration: $30 per participant
Location: Shawneetown, Illinois
Date and Time: Race Day is Saturday, June 7th. Registration is from 630-8am with the event to begin promptly at 8am!
Awards: Awards will be given to the top three participants in each age group immediately following the race. The awards ceremony and hospitality tent will be located at the finish line.
Age Groups:
8 and under
9-12
13-17
18-30
31-49
50-65
66 and up
Pick your distance
Running
5k Run/Walk
5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mountain City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:09 AM and sets at 8:42 PM local time (EDT) in Mountain City on June 6, 2026 — 14h 33m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Hometown Heroes 5k
60 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Shelton | 27:51 | 8:58 /mi |
| 2 | Timothy Smith | 28:45 | 9:15 /mi |
| 3 | David Hallatt | 29:24 | 9:28 /mi |
| 4 | Jacob BROWN | 30:02 | 9:40 /mi |
| 5 | Joshua Lewis | 30:44 | 9:53 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Mountain City
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Bridge & Trestle 17 Mile Run
Pave The Way 5K
Haunted 5K & 10K 13.1 & 26.2 at Boone, NC (43)
Miles with Mallory
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Mountain City
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Mountain City 5K Races 2 races
- Mountain City 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 Mountain City events
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