27th Annual Firecracker 5k
The 27th Annual Firecracker 5k will take place on July 5th, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. The race will start and finish behind the East Side Grade School in McLeansboro, IL. The course will be run the same way it was in 2024.
26th Annual Firecracker 5K
​The 26th Annual Firecracker 5k took place on July 6th, 2024. 147 people took part in the race. The 5k Run record was broken once again by Dylon Nalley of Marion. His time was 15:09.23, which is a 4:46 minute/mile pace. The Female 5k Run winner was Marion's Kara Odum, the Female 5k Walk winner was Shirley Fearheiley and the Male 5k Walk winner was Terry Dagg. The 1/2 mile kid's fun run was won by Jacob Cordes and the Female winner was Thea Brown.
Results for the race can be found by clicking here.
25th Annual Firecracker Run
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The 25th Annual Firecracker 5k took place on July 1st, 2023. There were 130 people who took part in the race. The 5k Run record was broken once again by Dylon Nalley of Marion. His time was 15:28.92, which is a 4:58/mile pace. The Female 5k Run winner was Myra Clark of Eldorado, the Female 5k Walk winner was Shirley Fearheiley and the Male 5k Walk winner was Terry Dagg. The 1/2 mile kid's fun run was won by Corbyn Hood and the Female winner was Thea Brown.
Results for the race can be found by clicking here.
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24th Annual Firecracker Run Summary
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The 24th Annual Firecracker 5k Run took place on July 2nd, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. with 88 people registered. The weather for the race was way better than expected and many people who attended the race came from out of town to run in the race.
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The 5k Run winners were Dylon Nalley of Marion Illinois and Brooklyn McKee of Sesser Illinois. Dylon Nalley set a new course record with a time of 15:35.3. Brooklyn ran a 22:37.8 for first place in the girl's race. In the 5k Walk, Belle Rive's Terry Dagg took first place with a time of 33:13.1. Harrisburg's Shirley Fearheiley once again took the female number one spot with a time of 36:25.4 finishing second overall in the walk out of male and females. In the kid's fun run McLeansboro's own Corbyn Hood won the kid's fun run overall with a time of 4:03.1 (8:06 pace).
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We would like to thank all of you for coming and racing today and also all of our sponsors for making this race possible.
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23rd Annual Firecracker Run Summary
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The 23rd Annual Firecracker 5k Run took place on July 3rd, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. with 113 people registered. The weather for the race was extremely nice and many people who attended the race came from out of town to run in the race.
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The 5k Run winners were Andy Murrie of Saint Louis and Kate Bushue from Mt. Vernon. Andy and Kate were separated by only one second Andy ran a 17:50 and Kate ran a 17:51 finishing about thirty seconds before the next participant. Kate is from Mt.Vernon and runs cross country for Eastern Illinois University, she broke her own record by 43 seconds. In the 5k Walk, Salem's Tom Champion was the champion of the walk and set a new record of 31:01.1 to beat the existing record by one minute and ten seconds. Harrisburg's Shirley Fearheiley took the female number one spot with a time of 35:50 finishing fourth overall in the walk out of male and females. In the kid's fun run Dahlgren's Adlee Wellen (sister of running elite Adam Wellen and Ashlee Wellen) won the kid's fun run overall with a time of 3:46 (7:32 pace).
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We would like to thank all of you for coming and racing today and also all of our sponsors for making this race possible.
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Results for the Kid's 1/2 mile
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22nd Annual Firecracker Run Summary
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The 22nd Annual Firecracker 5k Run took place on July 11th, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. with exactly 100 people registered. This was one of the first local races to take place since Cornavirus had taken the mainstream and wiped out the majority of races around Illinois. Due to Coronavirus, many extra precautions took place and we are proud to say that no one who attended the race tested positive for Coronavirus in the weeks after the race. The weather for the race was extremely nice and many people who attended the race came from out of town to run in the race.
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The 5k Run winners were Ty Barbre of Carmi and Kate Bushue from Mt. Vernon. Ty ran a time of 16:24 easily distancing himself from everyone else in the race. Ty is a senior in high school and an all-state cross-country runner. Kate ran a time of 18:34 which was almost three minutes ahead of the next female and ahead of all the male runners except for four of them. Kate is from Mt.Vernon and runs cross country for Eastern Illinois University. In the 5k Walk, Belle Rives Terry Dagg took the number one spot with a time of 32:09. Norris City's Martha Magers took the female number one spot with a time of 40:56. Terry and Martha have been great supporters of the Hamilton County races over the years. In the kid's fun run Eldorado's Paityn Porter was first overall with a time of 4:39 and Dallen Bradley was the first overall male with a time of 5:03.
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Results from the 22nd Annual Firecracker 5k
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Results from the 21st Annual Firecracker 5k
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Results from the 20th Annual Firecracker 5k
Results from the 19th Annual Firecracker 5k
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​The funds from the Firecracker 5K will go to the Hamilton County Cross Country team, to help with expenses as needed by the team. Thank you to all of our sponsors.
