Light The Way 5K
About this race
Poovey’s Chapel Light the Way 5K will host it’s annual 5k run on May 8th, 2026.
Funds from the run will help sponsor our youth’s activities for the year.
For more information visit our Light the Way 5k page on facebook, pooveyschapel.org, or runsignup.com
Thank you for your continued support for Poovey’s Chapel youth!
God Bless!
Registration starts @7:00 PM, Kids Fun Run @7:30 PM,
Fitness Walk/Stroll @8:00 PM and 5K Race @8:45 PM
“5K Race will be Chip Timed”
Registration is $15 until April 26th.
T-shirt dead line is April 26th. We will not offer a T-shirt after this deadline so sign up early to guarantee a race T-shirt
Prizes for each category of racers!
After April 26th and walk up Registration is $20
All donations & proceeds are for the Poovey’s Chapel Baptist Church Youth for Mission Trips, Youth retreats, youth conference and special events!
For more information CALL 828-499-3505
Or the church office 828-728-7210
See pooveyschapel.org or Light the Way 5K Facebook page
See runsignup.com to register online TODAY !!!
The 5K will begin @ 8:45 p.m. (dark). The course goes through the beautiful town of Hudson and is lite by torches and people holding lights to Light the Way! We have fun runs for kids, walks and strolls for anyone and the 5K is open to anyone (running, walking, pulling a wagon, pushing a stroller, crawling, etc.)
Awards: 1st Place Overall M&F
Age Groups M&F: 1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-74, 75-99
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Running
Light The Way 5K
T-shirt dead line is April 26th. We will not offer a T-shirt after this deadline so sign up early to guarantee a race T-shirt
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hudson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 8:18 PM local time (EDT) in Hudson on May 8, 2026 — 13h 52m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Light The Way 5K
Light The Way 5K · 176 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Byers | 17:28 | 5:37 /mi |
| 2 | Jesse Cook | 17:47 | 5:43 /mi |
| 3 | Hunter Vines | 19:09 | 6:10 /mi |
| 4 | Maddox Childers | 20:22 | 6:33 /mi |
| 5 | Larry Brittain | 20:29 | 6:36 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 1 Hudson event
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