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Sportspectrum Firecracker 5k Race for Research
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Sportspectrum Firecracker 5k Race for Research

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States View on map
Jul 04, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

   Welcome to the 42nd Anniversary of the Sportspectrum Firecracker 5k Race for Research Run & Healthwalk.

 

 

5k Registration:
$25 through April 30th
$30 May 1st through June 5th
$35 June 6th thru July 3rd

Race day    $40.00

 

**Want to save $5.00 on your registration? Select "I do not need another race shirt" and save $5.00!
 

Kids 1/2 mile fun run:
$15.00 through June 5th

$20.00 June 6th through race morning


 
Date:  Saturday, July 4th, 2026

Start time: 5k - 8:00 a.m.

                            Fun Run  - 7:30 a.m.

 

Fun run: 7:30am. All kids participating in the 1/2 mile fun run will be awarded a finishers medal. 

Course Description:  5K (3.1 miles) will start and finish at Mall St. Vincent Parking Lot (directly behind Sears)  Race will proceed through historic South Highland Subdivision, one of Shreveport’s oldest & most beautiful neighborhoods. A scenic and challenging road race for runners, walkers, and sightseers. 
 
Early Packet Pickup:  Below are the packet pick dates and times at Sportspectrum, 6970 Fern Avenue.

Thursday June 25th and Friday June 26th - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday June 27th from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sunday June 28th from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Monday June 29th thru Friday July 3rd from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Race day at the race site from 6:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

You can register on race morning but you are not guaranteed a race t-shirt.

 

Race shirts:

Again this year you get your choice of either a short sleeve tee t-shirt or a tank top (adult sizes only for tank tops). Please make sure you select the right item when you are registering.


 
Race Day Registration & Check-In:  Mall St. Vincent parking lot behind Sears, 6:00 a.m. —7:45 a.m. race day check-in.  You may register race day, but we recommend early registration to guarantee T-shirt.  Race day Registration is $40.00.

***Please note that we will not hold or mail race shirts. All race shirts not picked up by the start of the race will be given to our wonderful volunteers***

 

 

Sponsored by:  SPORTSPECTRUM  &  SPINE INSTITUTE OF LOUISIANA FOUNDATION  

 

Drink Sponsors:  GREAT RAFT, EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS
   Contributing Sponsors:   FOSTER'S ORTHODONTICS, SMOOTHIE KING,  MALL ST. VINCENT, SPORTSPECTRUM RACE MANAGEMENT, BROOKS, RYAN BATES, TEAM RWB, SPECIALISTS HEALTH SYSTEM.   Special Thanks: THE SRM TEAM, THE COSST SWIM TEAM, & ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!     Awards: Overall Male & Female winners receive $500 each, 2nd Overall Male & Female winners receive $250 each. Checks will be mailed. That way the winners do not have to hang around until everyone is done.

 First 101 Men and First 100 Female Finishers be awarded a 41st Anniversary Commemorative Mug.

The First 10 Male and Female finishers over the age of 50 will also be awarded a commemorative mug***

  No age group trophies will be awarded, just come out and have fun!  A great way to start your July 4th activities.

 

$2500.00 in Prize Money to be won!
Overall Male & Female Winner Win $500.00 each!
Overall runner-up Male & Female winners win $250.00 each!
 

Beat the course record and Win an additional $500!!
Course Records
Men’s 2014       Ben Chesars      14:38               Women 2020         Taylor Dare      16:43

  Post Party:  Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, fresh fruit, ice cold Great Raft Beer, Ozarka Ice cold water.     Course Description:  5K (3.1 miles) will start and finish at Mall St. Vincent Parking Lot (directly behind Sears)  Race will proceed through historic South Highland Subdivision, one of Shreveport’s oldest & most beautiful neighborhoods. A scenic and challenging road race for runners, walkers, and sightseers.      Baby Joggers:  Strollers, wagons, baby joggers, and any hand pushed or pulled vehicle will be allowed on the course, but at a walk pace capacity only.  Absolutely NO in-line skates, roller skates will be allowed on run course. This rule is an RRCA regulation!   WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!  If you would like to be a volunteer in any capacity before, during, or after the race, please call Matt McVicar at 798.1241 or send your name and phone number to Run.SRM@gmail.com Subject: Firecracker Volunteer.
Refund & Race entry transfer policy: Refunds: We understand that things come up. If you can no longer run the race, and need cancel more than 30 days in advance, you will receive 100% refund. If you cancel between 30 days and two weeks prior to race day, you will receive 50% refund. We will not allow any refunds less than two weeks before race day. No exceptions. Race entry Transfers: We will allow race entry transfers to another person as long as the transfer is done at least two weeks prior to race day. There is a $10.00 charge for transfers. No exceptions. Please contact SRM if you need to cancel or want to transfer a race entry. Email: run.srm@gmail.com

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Running

5k

Jul 04, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Shreveport, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 24.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 33.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 45.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 4, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 4, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 13m

The sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 8:26 PM local time (CDT) in Shreveport on July 4, 2026 — 14h 13m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Sportspectrum Firecracker 5k Race for Research

5k · 2,032 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Sportspectrum Firecracker 5k Race for Research
Place Name Time Pace
1 Gabe Falting 15:44 5:05 /mi
2 Brennan Robin 15:44 5:05 /mi
3 Randy Canady 15:48 5:06 /mi
4 Andrew Kent 16:31 5:20 /mi
5 Brody Hutchison 16:43 5:24 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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