Melissa's Race to Battle Brain Cancer presented by Orlando Neurosurgery
About this race
MELISSA'S RACE 2026: LIVE or VIRTUAL presented by Orlando Neurosurgery
GREAT MEDAL! GREAT CAUSE!
The 11th Annual Melissa's Race to Battle Brain Cancer is SO much more than another 5K.Melissa's Race is known as the race with a heart. Thank you from the bottom of OUR hearts for your support!
LOCATION:
Civic Center Park 401 E Seminole Ave, Sanford, FL
YOUTH PRICING:
Registrants aged 12 and under can participate at a discount.
The Youth 5K price is $10 off adult pricing for participants age 12 and under on Race Day.
RACE START TIME
6:00a Registration and Packet Pickup Opens
6:30a National Anthem & Opening Ceremony
7:00a Race starts
8:15a Race ends
8:30a - 9:30a Closing Ceremony & Butterfly Release
Pick your distance
Running
In-Person 5K Run/Walk
Single start, chip timed. Youth pricing automatically applied at checkout for ages 1–12
5K Your Way
Do your 5K anywhere, anytime before race day. Walk, run, hike, bike, treadmill, or take a long walk with a friend. Runners can chose to upload their time 4/27 - 5/2 Youth pricing automatically applied at checkout for ages 1–12
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Sanford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:42 AM and sets at 8:01 PM local time (EDT) in Sanford on May 2, 2026 — 13h 18m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Melissa's Race to Battle Brain Cancer presented by Orlando Neurosurgery
874 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the In-Person 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade Vazquez | 18:25 | 5:56 /mi |
| 2 | Victor Hung | 18:32 | 5:58 /mi |
| 3 | Cole Brooks | 18:46 | 6:02 /mi |
| 4 | Benjamin Williams | 18:50 | 6:04 /mi |
| 5 | Carter Picard | 19:23 | 6:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Sanford
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- Sanford 5K Races 5 races
- Sanford Running Calendar 2026 6 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, 6 Sanford events
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