Wild West Fest 5K
About this race
Same course as the past 5 years.
The race will help support the Hays Striders youth track club.
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Running
Wild West 5K
Same route as the past 4 years. To view, Copy and Paste either link below. https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/4444810528 https://legacy.usatf.org/routes/map/viewRoute.aspx?mapID=607305
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hays, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 9:06 PM local time (CDT) in Hays on July 4, 2026 — 14h 48m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Wild West Fest 5K
Wild West 5K · 144 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Pennington | 16:51 | 5:25 /mi |
| 2 | Beau Delgado | 17:18 | 5:34 /mi |
| 3 | Tony Gall | 17:26 | 5:37 /mi |
| 4 | Bladyn Werth | 18:04 | 5:49 /mi |
| 5 | Jethro Chrisler | 18:43 | 6:01 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Hays 5K Races 3 races
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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, 4 Hays events
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