Viking 5k
About this race
Join us for our 3rd Annual “Viking 5K Run/Walk”!!
This will be a fun event for the whole family that is a stroller friendly, fast and flat course!
Info: 8:00am Saturday August 1, 2026 Come out and join us for the 3rd Annual Viking 5K supporting the FWBHS Football Team. Be sure and stay after the race for the awesome Post-Race picnic.
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3rd Annual Viking 5k
Registration/Packet pickup: Day of On-site beginning at 6:00 am. Race day packet pick up will be at Fort Walton Beach High School's Football Field from 6:00 am until 7:15 am. T-Shirts are guaranteed only to those registered by prior to race day. Early registration improves chance of correct size. Contact info: Race Directors: Joshua Davis @ vikingtdc@gmail.com Event details and schedule: T-Shirts are only guaranteed to PREREGISTERED entrants. Early registration improves chance of correct size. This 5k run walk is fast and flat. Run finishes on the beautiful FWBHS Football Field. AWARDS: Runners: First Place Overall male and female. First Place Age group Male and Female: 14 & Under, 15-19,20-29,30-39,40-49,50-59,60-69,70-79,80+ Walkers: Overall Male and Female *****This event will run rain or shine! No Refunds****
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Walton Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 7:40 PM local time (CDT) in Fort Walton Beach on August 1, 2026 — 13h 35m of daylight.
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2026 results — Viking 5k
3rd Annual Viking 5k · 74 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquin Ordonez | 17:39 | 5:41 /mi |
| 2 | Ryan Linder | 18:54 | 6:05 /mi |
| 3 | Cheryl Held | 19:06 | 6:09 /mi |
| 4 | Jonathan Perdomo | 19:22 | 6:14 /mi |
| 5 | Brett Driver | 23:31 | 7:34 /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, 6 Fort Walton Beach events
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