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You Matter Mustang Mile Fun Run-Walk

You Matter Mustang Mile Fun Run-Walk

Merritt Island, Florida, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Run or walk the You Matter Mustang Mile Fun Run at MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL to kick-off "You Matter Day" for suicide awareness.  

Registrants receive:

  • Registration is FREE this year!  First 200 registered will receive a race medal!  
  • Add on a t-shirt for $20 if you wish
  • Receive 3 drawing tickets for fabulous event drawing prizes!
  • Prizes for top Overall 3 Male and 3 Female finishers!  
  • This is a non-timed run/walk

After the fun-run, visit the booths at You Matter Day, throw some balls at the dunk tank, listen to some music, and visit the resource booths that will be ready and waiting for you in the high school parking lot post-race.  

  • Race Packet Pickup  8:00 am - 9:00 am at the auditorium parking lot
  • Race is FREE!  T-shirt add on is $20 (+ fees) - No Refunds   Sizes guaranteed if registered by September 1
  • Walk-Up Registrations are accepted until 8:30 am.  Shirts and sizes are not guaranteed 
  • Start Line is in the Merritt Island High student parking lot, then run or walk the perimeter of the beautiful Merritt Island Mustang campus! 
  • Finish back in the Auditorium parking lot.  
  • Parking is in the student parking lot.  Turn in at the light at CVS.
  • Post Race:  Visit the booths and earn tickets for great drawing prizes! 
  • Mental Health and Suicide Awareness event https://www.doitforhunter.org

All proceeds benefit Do It For Hunter, Inc., a local non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives from suicide. 

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Running

2026 You Matter Mustang Mile Fun Run/Walk at Merritt Island High School

Location: MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL auditorium parking lot

Sep 19, 2026 1.6K 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Merritt Island, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 23.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 29.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 36.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
82.2%
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 13m

The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 7:23 PM local time (EDT) in Merritt Island on September 19, 2026 — 12h 13m 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, 21 Merritt Island events

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