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Firecracker 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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sell $20.00 – $25.00

About the Event

We are excited to bring you Huntsville's oldest and favorite local 4th of July Race!

Race start time is 7:00 a.m. at Morning Side Baptist Church. Woo hoo! We get to beat the heat.

The traditional post race food will be provided by the church in the followship hall as in the past

Great News! The church will also be providing child care from 6:45 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.

Volunteer:

coming soon

Packet Pick-up:

Packet Pick-up will be at Fleet Feet Huntsville on Thursday, July 3rd from 12-5

Race day packet pick-up will be at Morningside Church from 6:00 a.m. - 6:45 a.m.

Race Course:

The race will start at Morningside Church, Aldridge Creek Greenway, and run out and back on the Aldridge Creek Greeenway. There will be one aid station on the course at the turnaround.

Post Race Food:

Home baked food from the church.

Finisher Medals - yes there will be finisher medals!

Technical Tanks for early registrations!

Awards

Age group awards will be provided by Fleet Feet & Swift Recovery.

Races Offered

5K

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$25.00

1 Mile

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 1 Mile

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Huntsville.

thermostat Temperature

22.1° / 31.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

24.8° / 34.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 27m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.4 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:45

nightlight Sunset

19:57

About Huntsville

Learn more about the host city, Huntsville.

Huntsville is in northern Alabama, about 20 miles from the border with Tennessee. The city is a center for missile defense and aerospace technologies, with companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman having major operations here. Cummings Research Park, the second largest research park in the country, is home to many of these companies.