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Tacoma Independence Day 5K
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Tacoma Independence Day 5K

Tacoma, Washington, United States View on map
Jul 04, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Running

About this race

Join us for the Annual Independence Day 5K on July 4th for a fun and FAST 5K! This event features a fast point-to-point course that takes runners and walkers from the top of Tacoma and finishes at beautiful Point Ruston.

The 5K is a chip timed race on a fast, flat and downhill course starting at N 37th St & N Vassault St in Tacoma, close to Vassault Park, and finishing at the newly renovated Owen Beach at Pt. Defiance Park. While this is a speedy course for fast runners, it also is a fun course for a power walk before your Independence Day barbecue! Everybody is welcome to participate!

The Owen Beach finish line is also where the Kids 1K will start at 9:15 am. The kid’s run is an out-and-back, so the runners can cross the official finish line as well!

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Running

5K

Jul 04, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$75.00
Closed

Kids 1K Run

Jul 04, 2026 1K 9:15 AM
$10.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tacoma, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 13.1° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 13.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
62.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 4, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 4, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 48m

The sun rises at 5:19 AM and sets at 9:08 PM local time (PDT) in Tacoma on July 4, 2026 — 15h 48m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Tacoma Independence Day 5K

5K · 1,099 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Tacoma Independence Day 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 LUIS-MATEO REYES 15:27 4:58 /mi
2 Ridley Wood 15:35 5:01 /mi
3 Gregory Costello 15:36 5:01 /mi
4 Osvaldo Calderon 15:45 5:04 /mi
5 Jeffrey Osborn 15:52 5:06 /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, 36 Tacoma events

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