John Demille Firecracker 8K Road Race
About this race
Time: 8:00am Start Time
PRICE INCREASE begins Saturday, June 20th and is $45.00
ONLINE registration ENDS at 7:00am on July 4th.
Location: 1 School St. - Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center - Bethel, CT
Amenities: Tech Shirt and Race Packets guaranteed to people registered by JUNE 5th. (Race Day Pick Up Only!) First come first serve on sizes.
Prizes: $200.00 first overall male and female / $100.00 second overall male and female / $50.00 for third overall male and female
Prizes in each age category: (excludes top 1st, 2nd & 3rd) 10 & under, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 & 70+
Chip timing and splits times with finish time posted at the end of the race by Fast Track Timing LLC.
Water Station and refreshments will be available to all participants.
Pick your distance
Running
8K
T-shirts guaranteed to participants registered by June 5th.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bethel, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:25 AM and sets at 8:30 PM local time (EDT) in Bethel on July 4, 2026 — 15h 04m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
Reviews
Done this event?
If you've participated in this event, share your experience with other runners
2026 results — John Demille Firecracker 8K Road Race
8K · 235 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Volpe | 25:00 | 5:02 /mi |
| 2 | Joseph DeLuise | 25:12 | 5:04 /mi |
| 3 | Erik Spencer | 25:32 | 5:08 /mi |
| 4 | John DeRosa | 27:29 | 5:32 /mi |
| 5 | Tommy Consalvo | 27:40 | 5:34 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Bethel
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Folds of Honor Bethel Veteran's Day 5K
Bethel Turkey Trot
Wooster Invitational
Run for Max
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Bethel
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Bethel 5K Races 4 races
- Bethel Running Calendar 2026 5 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, 5 Bethel events
Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.