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The Homewood First Responders 5K & Fun Run

Homewood, Alabama, United States View on map
Oct 17, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

Be A Hero for Our First Responders

Law Enforcement and Firefighters are our heroes every day. Now it's your turn to be theirs. The Homewood First Responders 5K will raise funds for both the Homewood Police Foundation and the Homewood Fire Department. The race will begin and end in front of the Trak Shak on 18th Street, and wind its way through the streets of Downtown Homewood and the surrounding neighborhoods. Officers and firefighters will be there with police vehicles and fire trucks, and McGruff the Crime Dog! So bring the kids for a morning of heroic fun. 

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The Homewood First Responders 5K

Law Enforcement and Firefighters are our heroes every day. Now it's your turn to be theirs. The Homewood First Responders 5K will raise funds for both the Homewood Police Foundation and the Homewood Fire Department. The race will begin and end in front of the Trak Shak on 18th Street, and wind its way through the streets of Downtown Homewood and the surrounding neighborhoods. Officers and firefighters will be there with police vehicles and fire trucks, and McGruff the Crime Dog! So bring the kids for a morning of heroic fun. 

Oct 17, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$30.00
Open

The Homewood First Responders Kids Fun Run

Oct 17, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$15.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
66.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 17, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 17, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 17m

The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 6:11 PM local time (CDT) in Homewood on October 17, 2026 — 11h 17m of daylight.

Course

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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)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Homewood events

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