Springfield's Big Fourth 5K!
About this race
Online Registration closes Wednesday July 3rd 6pm
No early Shirt & Bib Pickup at our Fast Feet Stores this year. Day of race pickup and late registration starts 8am.
For the 48th year, the Greater Springfield Harriers will be hosting the Big Fourth 5K in downtown Springfield starting and finishing at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
This is flat out & back type course on road and the Springfield River Walk.
Details can be found here Race Page
Pick your distance
Running
5K - Adult
Walking
5k - Student (17 & Under)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Springfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:20 AM and sets at 8:29 PM local time (EDT) in Springfield on July 4, 2026 — 15h 09m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Springfield
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Springfield 5K Races 11 races
- Springfield Running Calendar 2026 13 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, 15 Springfield events
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