Light the Darkness 5K
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2026 - Light the Darkness 5K

Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States View on map
Jan 24, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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2026 distances

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Light the Darkness 5K

Jan 24, 2026 5K 5:30 PM
$40.00
Closed

Light the Darkness - VIRTUAL RACE ONLY

Jan 24, 2026 5K 5:30 PM
$40.00
Closed

Vendor

Jan 24, 2026 Vendor 3:45 PM
$50.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on January 24, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 15.6° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 25.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 15.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 25.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
12.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
81.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 24, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 24, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 42m

The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 5:55 PM local time (EST) in Cocoa Beach on January 24, 2026 — 10h 42m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Light the Darkness 5K

Light the Darkness 5K · 265 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Light the Darkness 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Lee Kolias 20:34 6:38 /mi
2 Noah Sabol 22:16 7:11 /mi
3 Calla Gilbertson 22:35 7:17 /mi
4 Craig Schmith 22:43 7:20 /mi
5 Lauren Sabol 23:58 7:44 /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, 11 Cocoa Beach events

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