Neon Night 5k Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention
About this race
Here we Glow! It’s time for the NEON Night Run/Walk, NAMI Southwest Missouri’s annual event for Suicide Prevention.
This 5k timed event and 1 mile non-timed event is a glowing experience with illuminating lights and neon glow. This is the area’s coolest, most eye dazzling nighttime 5K and 1 mile featuring an illuminated trail, sounds the amazing DJ Will, the glow Zone and a Photo Booth!
Participants will receive a unique t-shirt and glow gear.
The illuminated Memorial Garden is a place where participants can remember those lost to suicide through the purchase of a plastic lighted luminary.
**Purchase a luminary to be displayed in the memorial garden at the event. You can customize your luminary "IN MEMORY OF" with your loved ones name. Cost will be $10 each
For sponsorship information contact Taylor Wilson at taylor@namiswmo.org
*100% of the proceeds from this event will benefit NAMI Southwest Missouri and our efforts to help raise awareness about mental illness and suicide prevention.
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Running
5k Run/Walk
1 Mile Run/Walk (not-timed)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Springfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 7:25 PM local time (CDT) in Springfield on September 12, 2026 — 12h 32m of daylight.
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2026 results — Neon Night 5k Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention
5k Run/Walk · 202 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Bossing | 17:30 | 5:39 /mi |
| 2 | Alex Bossing | 17:30 | 5:39 /mi |
| 3 | Dustin Nance | 18:40 | 6:02 /mi |
| 4 | Ethan Newberry | 19:26 | 6:17 /mi |
| 5 | Alex Inlow | 20:00 | 6:28 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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