2025 - Light the Darkness 5K
2025 distances
Running
Light the Darkness 5K (optional after party add-on at checkout)
Optional "add-on" for After-Party at checkout.
Light the Darkness - PRIVATE AFTER PARTY ONLY!
Join us for the Official Kick Off After Party for Get Outdoors for Freedom at Hilton's Longboards Tiki Beach Grille starting at 7 pm! Improved Monitoring for entrance to After Party!
Light the Darkness - VIRTUAL RACE ONLY
Race-day weather
Conditions on January 18, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 5:51 PM local time (EST) in Cocoa Beach on January 18, 2025 — 10h 36m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Light the Darkness 5K
233 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Light the Darkness 5K (optional after party add-on at checkout)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brody Johnson | 18:04 | 5:50 /mi |
| 2 | Elijah Daly | 18:36 | 6:00 /mi |
| 3 | Reagan Reyes | 19:48 | 6:23 /mi |
| 4 | Bennett Margiotta | 21:37 | 6:58 /mi |
| 5 | Trent Fountain | 21:44 | 7:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Cocoa Beach
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Cocoa Beach 5k Color Fun Run
Cocoa Beach Turkey Trot 5k
Cocoa Beach Half Marathon
FRIGHTFUL FAIRWAY 5K (Fall Into Winter)
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Cocoa Beach
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cocoa Beach 5K Races 9 races
- 10K Run Events in Cocoa Beach 3 races
- Cocoa Beach Running Calendar 2026 11 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, 11 Cocoa Beach events
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