About the Legendary Lights 5K - 10K - Kids Run
The course starts at the Clifton Shelter House, heads north on Clay Street, and pushes out into the countryside before turning back. The real draw is the setting: the historic Clifton Mill is covered in an enormous display of lights, wrapping the mill, the gorge, the riverbanks, the trees, and the bridges in color. Running through it at night is something else entirely.
Hot chocolate and donuts are at the finish. Race registration also gets you into the nightly lights show and Christmas Village on any evening during the season, so you can come back on a quieter night if you want a longer look. The Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve is a short walk from the mill and worth the detour before or after the race.
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Legendary Lights 5K - 10K - Kids Run 2025 Results
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2025
114finishers
18:37winner
37:49median
1:01:59cutoff
Top 3: Nicholas Scaggs (18:37) · W. Overley (19:51) · Merek Mumm (20:21)
The Legendary Lights 5K - 10K - Kids Run has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K12/6/2026 16:00$35
10K12/6/2026 16:00$35
700m12/6/2026 15:45Free
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