About the MLK5K/10K and Divine Nine 5K Challenge
This race honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and draws a wide mix of runners, walkers, and families to Riviera Beach. Several distance options mean people at very different fitness levels line up together. Greek-letter organizations have their own challenge within the race, competing for trophies and raising scholarship money, and a dedicated tent area gives them a place to gather before and after.
Packet pickup runs across two evenings before race day, hosted at a real estate office and a wellness center on separate nights. Race-morning pickup is available at the Dan Calloway Recreation Complex, though organizers encourage grabbing your bib the day before to keep things moving at the start.
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MLK5K/10K and Divine Nine 5K Challenge 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
383finishers
17:36winner
43:15median
1:10:18cutoff
Top 3: Doug Schnittger (17:36) · Myles Jefferson (17:37) · Maura Short (19:10)
10K Results · 2026
66finishers
40:19winner
1:03:05median
1:38:51cutoff
Top 3: Saare Abera (40:19) · Lucas Liriano (41:09) · J M CHARLES (41:59)
The MLK5K/10K and Divine Nine 5K Challenge has been held every year since at least 2022. 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
3.1 Miles1/23/2027 07:50$30
6.2 Miles1/23/2027 07:30$50
1 Mile1/23/2027 07:55$25
Virtual MLK5K or 10K1/23/2027 07:50$30
100m1/23/2027 08:20$15
400m1/23/2027 08:20$15
1 Mile1/23/2027 07:55$25
5K1/23/2027 07:50$25
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Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
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