Honor America Days 5K Parade Run
About this race
Saturday July 27, 2026
The Honor America Days 5k Parade Run is the oldest road race in Oneida County. Honor America Day Race(HAD) has gone through course and name changes since it's start in 1970. Most importantly , the race was consistently held in conjunction with Rome summer community celebrations. Today the race precedes Rome’s Honor America Days parade and follows the parade route. We have runners from age 8 to 80 who participate in this family-friendly event. The HAD 5k Parade Run is always held in July.
Packet Pickup: Friday July 26, 2025
6-9p at Copper City Brewing Co.
Race day 7a-8:30a
START TIMES: Kids’ Fun Run – 8:00 am, 5K 8:30 am
AWARDS: Male and Female: 1st, 2nd, 3rd overall Under 10, 10-14, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 and over. Masters.
Refreshments for all finishers and volunteers.
REGISTRATION: Pre-registration on or before May 31, 2026 - $25.00
June 1-June 30 2026- $27.00
On or before July 14, 2026-$29.00
July 15 til race day-$32.00
When you sign up for the Free Kids Race you can choose to buy an Honor America Days Run cooler for only $5
FEES: Morning of Race - $32.00 Student - $17.00
Online registration only. We will help you at race day registration if you need help registering online.
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Running
5K
Kid's Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Rome, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in Rome on July 25, 2026 — 14h 46m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Honor America Days 5K Parade Run
5K · 308 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordon Hoffman | 16:06 | 5:11 /mi |
| 2 | Kevin Davis | 16:51 | 5:26 /mi |
| 3 | Luke Pelton | 17:02 | 5:29 /mi |
| 4 | Dylan Pelton | 17:21 | 5:36 /mi |
| 5 | Nicholas Jeror | 17:57 | 5:47 /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, 5 Rome events
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