2025 - Unbound Now's Light Up The Dark 5K Presented by Chick-fil-A
2025 distances
Running
5K
The Light Up the Dark 5K registration includes: -Finisher Medal -Event T-shirt -Glow Gear -Timing Chip This is a timed event!! There will be awards for the top 3 male and female finshers for each of the following age categories: 12-under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-up
1K
The Light Up the Dark 1K registration includes: -Finisher Medal -Event T-shirt -Glow Gear This NOT a timed event!
Spectator Zoo Pass
This is for those who will be joining you at the race! You must have a spectator pass to get into the zoo if you are not registered for the 1K or 5K.
5K - Sofa Edition (Virtual)
The 5K - Sofa Edition registration includes the whole "Light Up The Dark" Experience! You will receive a box from Unbound Now by mail with a "race kit" to make your virtual race a glow-in-the-dark great time! Stay comfy at home in your race day swag! There is no reason to show up to pick up your race day swag, we will mail it to you.
1K - Sofa Edition (Virtual)
The 1K - Sofa Edition includes the whole "Light Up The Dark" Experience! You will receive a box from Unbound Now by mail with a "race kit" to make your virtual race a glow-in-the-dark great time! Stay comfy at home in your race day swag! There is no reason to show up to pick up your race day swag, we will mail it to you.
Race-day weather
Conditions on April 12, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:02 AM and sets at 7:55 PM local time (CDT) in Waco on April 12, 2025 — 12h 52m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Unbound Now's Light Up The Dark 5K Presented by Chick-fil-A
5K · 1,100 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismael Aguilar | 16:27 | 5:18 /mi |
| 2 | Jannik Schueller | 17:05 | 5:30 /mi |
| 3 | Kaden Huff | 17:38 | 5:41 /mi |
| 4 | Jordan Beard | 18:20 | 5:54 /mi |
| 5 | Will Pascarella | 18:45 | 6:02 /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, 47 Waco events
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