WishMaker 5K
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WishMaker 5K

Surf City, North Carolina, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

WishMaker 5K the signature running event for Make a Wish of Eastern NC.  Held in conjunction with the OverUnder Biathlon.

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Running

5K

Sep 19, 2026 5K 8:15 AM
$45.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Surf City, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 30.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
19.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
6.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
78.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 15m

The sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets at 7:11 PM local time (EDT) in Surf City on September 19, 2026 — 12h 15m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — WishMaker 5K

5K · 175 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 WishMaker 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Nicholas Tyler 18:55 6:06 /mi
2 Malachi Anderson 19:52 6:25 /mi
3 O. Love 19:57 6:26 /mi
4 Gabriel Paulson 20:03 6:28 /mi
5 Marlena Cullen 20:06 6:29 /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, 9 Surf City events

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