Memorial Day Apple Pie 5K & Whit's Mile
About this race
We are excited to invite you to participate in the 41st Annual Memorial Day Apple Pie 5K and Whit's Ice Cream Mile in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida.
This race is FREE for all Veterans of US Armed Forces.*
Bring the whole family. Free Kids 8 and under race. Post race food, raffles and more. Run to win, walk for fun or sign up to support a great cause. Proceeds from this year's event will benefit K9s for Warriors. K9s for Warriors is the nation’s largest provider of Service Dogs for Veterans. Their program provides Service Dogs to all era Veterans with PTSD, and or traumatic brain injury (TBI) at no financial cost. We look forward to a fun morning of activity in support of Veterans and their families in need!
ALL 5K PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED BY 5/20 ARE GUARANTEED A FINISHER PIE & T-SHIRT. All 1 MILE PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED BY 5/20 ARE GUARANTEED WHIT'S FROZEN CUSTARD & T-SHIRT. While finisher medals are great, nothing beats crossing that finish line for an apple pie!
START TIMES:
7:00AM 5K race
8:00AM 1 Mile race
8:15AM Free kids run
8:30AM Awards Ceremony
Accuchip timing with 5 year age groups, 3 deep 10 & under to 70+, top 3 Overall and Top Masters.
1 mile timed - Top 3 M/F Age 8 & under, 9,-10, 11-12, 13-15
*All active and retired US Armed forces members who pre-register will receive free race entry. Please register in person at Runner's Edge with ID. Thank you for your service.
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Running
Memorial Day Apple Pie 5K
Start time 7:00am. Packet pickup at Runner's Edge May 20th-23rd All participants who register by 5/20 will receive a finisher Apple Pie!
Whit's Frozen Custard Mile Run
Start time 8:00am. Packet pickup at Runner's Edge May 20th-23rd. 1 mile timed - Top 3 M/F Age 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-16. Race is open to ages 16+ also but no awards.
Memorial Apple Pie 5K Run Age 16 & under
Start time 7:00am. Packet pickup at Runner's Edge May 20th-23rd All participants who register by 5/20 will receive a finisher Apple Pie!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Boca Raton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (EDT) in Boca Raton on May 25, 2026 — 13h 36m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Memorial Day Apple Pie 5K & Whit's Mile
494 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Memorial Day Apple Pie 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Brooks | 15:27 | 4:58 /mi |
| 2 | Paul Glick | 16:25 | 5:17 /mi |
| 3 | Michael Gomez | 16:48 | 5:25 /mi |
| 4 | Zachary Ungar | 18:01 | 5:48 /mi |
| 5 | Robert Joines | 18:05 | 5:49 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Boca Raton 5K Races 22 races
- Boca Raton Running Calendar 2026 23 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, 27 Boca Raton events
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