Registration:
5K Run/Walk
$25 if registered before November 26th at midnight
$30 November 27th until Race Day [Note: After November 29th - T-shirts nor sizes requested are guaranteed]
Youth 12 & Under: $15
Fun Run: $15
Schedule:
Sunday - December 13th
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Packet Pick Up and On-site Registration at McNair Stadium
6:30pm: 5K START
6:35pm: Fun Run START
****RAIN DATE December 20st 2026****
Awards & Age Groups: [5K Only]
5K: Top 3 Male/Female Overall.
5K: Top 3 finishers in each Age Group < 8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+
5K Race results and scoring will be determined by Gun Time.
Dec 13, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
18:30
$25.00
Dec 13, 2026
Distance — 1K
Type — Running
18:35
$15.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Forest City.
Learn more about the host city, Forest City.
Forest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney", is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,377 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous municipality in the county.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Be the Light 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Caleb Overman | 18:46.7 | |
| 🥈 | Caleb King | 19:19.2 | |
| 🥉 | Joey Stofko | 20:51.9 | |
| 4 | Brian Potter | 22:08.9 | |
| 5 | Paola Buitrago | 23:06.1 | |
| 6 | Stephen Thorne | 23:10.4 | |
| 7 | Dylan Harrison | 23:16.5 | |
| 8 | Haidyn Toney | 23:41 | |
| 9 | Larry Curtis | 23:50.6 | |
| 10 | Wade Turner | 23:55.8 | |
| 11 | Adam Cooper | 24:49.3 | |
| 12 | James Overman | 25:07.6 | |
| 13 | Laurel Godfrey | 25:08.4 | |
| 14 | Kaeleigh Overman | 25:11.5 | |
| 15 | Crystal Glisson | 25:11.9 | |
| 16 | Joanne Crain | 25:48.4 | |
| 17 | Abby Stewart | 25:54.7 | |
| 18 | Jacob Poole | 26:05.1 | |
| 19 | Thad Harrill | 26:11.3 | |
| 20 | Josh Jenkins | 26:18.8 | |
| 21 | Thomas Rhom | 26:22.1 | |
| 22 | Cindy McDaniel | 26:41.3 | |
| 23 | Joseph Salyers | 26:41.5 | |
| 24 | Jack Todd | 26:57.8 | |
| 25 | H. Watmough | 27:03.4 | |
| 26 | Tom Watmough | 27:04 | |
| 27 | Matthew Sprouse | 27:05.6 | |
| 28 | Maria Edwards | 27:06.1 | |
| 29 | L. Wilson | 27:06.7 | |
| 30 | Logan Ruppe | 27:19.2 | |
| 31 | Jia Wilkerson | 27:23.6 | |
| 32 | Donnie Ruppe | 27:25.2 | |
| 33 | Josh Lail | 27:33.9 | |
| 34 | Charles Gardner | 27:39.5 | |
| 35 | Hunter Ruppe | 28:10.5 | |
| 36 | Melissa Le Roy | 28:46.4 | |
| 37 | J. Lovelace | 28:49.3 | |
| 38 | Jeanette Sims | 29:08.5 | |
| 39 | Evie Beam | 29:40 | |
| 40 | KC Rollins | 29:44.1 | |
| 41 | Joey Strickland | 29:47.9 | |
| 42 | Amy Smith | 29:54.5 | |
| 43 | Lucy Merritt | 30:00.7 | |
| 44 | Amanda Jarrell | 30:04.1 | |
| 45 | Holt Durham | 30:25.2 | |
| 46 | Ben Bell | 30:27.3 | |
| 47 | Garrett Mcginnis | 30:31 | |
| 48 | Jill Smith | 30:42 | |
| 49 | J. Glisson | 30:53.2 | |
| 50 | Bambi Jones | 31:02.4 |
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