Nantucket Firecracker 5k Run & Walk
About this race
PLACE:
Jetties Beach, Bathing Beach Road, Nantucket, MA
DESCRIPTION
COURSE: Scenic course starting and ending at Jetties Beach through residential areas including Beach Street, the Cliff with the finish on Hulbert Ave and Bathing Beach
AWARDS: Free T-shirt, age division prizes, refreshments..
NUMBER/T-SHIRT PICK UP: Free Official Race T-Shirt to the first 500 runners and walkers TO PICK UP THEIR NUMBERS at Nantucket Health Club, 10 Young’s Way (508) 228-4750. It is strongly recommended you pick up your timing chip and T shirt on Thursday, July 3rd 9:00 AM to 6 PM to avoid the rush and have the best chance of receiving a proper size shirt. Race day sign up is at Jetties Beach starting at 6 AM
ENTRY FEE: $50 Run/Walk entry fee.
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Running
Nantucket Firecracker 5k Run
PLACE: Jetties Beach, Bathing Beach Road, Nantucket, MA DESCRIPTION COURSE: Scenic course starting and ending at Jetties Beach through residential areas including Beach Street, the Cliff with the finish on Hulbert Ave and Bathing Beach AWARDS: $100 cash prize to 1st Male & Female Runner & Walker. Age division prizes including Kids, Youth & Seniors, Runners & Walkers through 3rd place. NUMBER/T-SHIRT PICK UP: Free Official Race T-Shirt to the first 500 runners and walkers TO PICK UP THEIR NUMBERS at Nantucket Health Club, 10 Young’s Way (508) 228-4750. It is strongly recommended you pick up your timing chip and T shirt on Wednesday July 3rd 9:00 AM to 6 PM to avoid the rush and have the best chance of receiving a proper size shirt. Race day sign up is at Jetties Beach starting at 6 AM. ENTRY FEE: $40 Run/Walk entry fee.
Walking
Nantucket Firecracker 5K Competitive Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Nantucket, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:12 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (EDT) in Nantucket on July 4, 2026 — 15h 04m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Nantucket Firecracker 5k Run & Walk
760 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Nantucket Firecracker 5k Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Phipps | 15:49 | 5:05 /mi |
| 2 | Kinnick King | 15:50 | 5:06 /mi |
| 3 | Jake Maas | 16:44 | 5:23 /mi |
| 4 | Will Olmsted | 17:04 | 5:31 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Crowley | 17:10 | 5:31 /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, 8 Nantucket events
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