Sun, Feb 28, 2027

5th Annual Rising Sun 5K

Lake Worth, FL

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Entry is $35 now and rises to $39.50 after Oct 31, 2026, so registering before then saves $4.50.

About the 5th Annual Rising Sun 5K

The course runs through John Prince Park, and the surroundings are what you would expect from a park race: open, flat, and easy to follow. What sets this one apart is the finish. Instead of just crossing a line, you break a board, karate-style, on your way through. The race opens with a martial arts warm-up, which gets the crowd going before anyone takes a step.

The event is put on by the Kickstart Foundation, a nonprofit that teaches martial arts to kids who might not otherwise have access to it. Running here puts money directly toward that work, and the board-break finish ties the whole theme together in a way that is hard to forget, even for someone who has done a lot of races.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2026 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 · 2026 results

139finishers

18:18winner

35:00median

1:02:45cutoff

Top 3: Mathieu Bonnin (18:18) · Anonymous Anonymous (18:50) · Martin Leiva (20:18)

The 5th Annual Rising Sun 5K is in its 5th year.

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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 Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K2/28/2027 07:30$35

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Common Questions About the 5th Annual Rising Sun 5K

Will I finish last at the 5th Annual Rising Sun 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 35:00, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:02:45, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the 5th Annual Rising Sun 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (139 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the 5th Annual Rising Sun 5K?

The 5K winner ran 18:18 while the median finisher took 35:00. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.