Home Stretch 5K for Homeless and At-Risk Vets

About the Event

Support your local Veteran community by participating in the Annual Home Stretch 5K for Homeless and At-Risk Vets! Sign up today and join us for a beautiful morning run over the Eau Gallie Causeway!

To Benefit: National Veterans Homeless Support (NVHS)

Mission: To Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans in Central Florida.

Providing street level outreach, homelessness prevention, and supportive services for homeless, at-risk, and low-income Veterans and their families since 2008.

Participant Perks:

Cool Race Shirt (First 500 runners)
Finisher Medals (First 500 runners) & Placement Medals
Beer after the race for 21+
Raffles
Music by DJ Yves

Early Packet Pickup & Registration @ Running Zone (3696 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL)

Friday, November 6th: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 7th: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Race Day @ Eau Gallie Square (1452 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32935)

Sunday, November 8th – Timeline:

6:30 AM: Packet Pickup & Late Registration Opens

7:45 AM: Packet Pickup & Late Registration Ends

8:00 AM: 5K Start!

AWARDS: (Immediately following the race)

Top 3 Overall M&F
Top Masters (40+) M&F
Largest Team
Fastest Team (must have 5+ participants)
Top 3 Fastest Limb-Impaired Veterans
Age Groups (Top 3 M&F): 8 & Under, 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, 75-79, 80+

Races Offered

Home Stretch 5K

Nov 08, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$30.00

Home Stretch 5K (Active Military/ Vet)

Nov 08, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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$25.00

Home Stretch 5K (Team)

Nov 08, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:00

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Melbourne.

thermostat Temperature

17.8° / 25.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.9° / 24.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 1m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

13.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.4)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:44

nightlight Sunset

18:29

About Melbourne

Learn more about the host city, Melbourne.

Melbourne is on the Space Coast in Brevard County. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville Area, and was home to 83,000 people in 2019.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Home Stretch 5K for Homeless and At-Risk Vets.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sabrina MAXWELL	F	62	Sebastian, FL	—
🥈	Candette McNamara	F	27	West Melbourne, FL	—
🥉	Garfield Fontaine	M	54	Melbourne, FL	—
4	Amy Coron	F	33	Rochester, NY	—
5	Dan Tomkinson	M	32	Rochester, NY	—
6	Michael Herrera	M	55	Miami, FL	—
7	Jessica Barone	F	60	Melbourne, FL	—
8	Angell Richardson Scott	F	49	Melbourne, FL	—
9	Amanda Turkett	F	36	Melbourne, FL	—
10	Joshua Adams	M	33	Melbourne, FL	—
11	Diana Adams	F	27	Melbourne, FL	—
12	Henry Witmer	M	74	Melbourne, FL	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Tracy Wetzel	M	32	Satellite Beach, FL	18:05.8
🥈	Lee Kolias	M	28	West Melbourne, FL	18:03.7
🥉	Derek Swenson	M	27	Duluth, MN	19:18.4
4	Chadd Deo	M	49	Melbourne Beach, FL	20:06.4
5	Patrick Packard	M	40	Rockledge, FL	20:25
6	Wendi Wengel	F	38	Melbourne Beach, FL	20:30.7
7	Roderick Allen	M	34	Satellite Beach, FL	21:17.5
8	Bino Campanini	M	55	Satellite Beach, FL	21:59.6
9	Scott Alexander	M	40	Melbourne, FL	22:53.7
10	Brandon Halbert	M	25	Melbourne, FL	24:19
11	Robert Fowler	M	43	Palm Bay, FL	24:37.7
12	Aiden Fischel	M	18	Melbourne, FL	24:41.6
13	Tom Gillespie	M	60	Palm Bay, FL	25:47.8
14	Eliza Wetzel	F	25	Satellite Beach, FL	25:57.7
15	Jeffrey Kirby	M	60	Indian Harbour Beach, FL	26:08
16	Steven Grohman	M	39	Indialantic, FL	26:55.9
17	Q. Huy	M	12	Melbourne, FL	26:57.7
18	Michael Doherty	M	49	Melbourne, FL	27:14.3
19	Veronica Sim	F	55	Melbourne, FL	27:29.6
20	David Nazarek	M	62	Melbourne, FL	27:46
21	Joanna Seigel	F	44	Merritt Island, FL	27:54.1
22	Maggie Fleming	F	37	Indian Harbour Beach, FL	28:00.9
23	Don Teichen	M	61	Melbourne, FL	28:01
24	Carlton Ray	M	64	Washington, DC	28:03.6
25	Kevin Maden	M	51	Melbourne, FL	28:05.5
26	Johanna Bennett	F	25	Palm Bay, FL	28:23.8
27	Paige Capistrano	F	16	Palm Bay, FL	28:51
28	Sean Fowler	M	17	Cocoa, FL	29:06.2
29	George Oswald	M	71	Cocoa Beach, FL	29:20.4
30	Megan Grohman	F	37	Indialantic, FL	29:23.7
31	Tim Naill	M	47	Melbourne, FL	29:49.3
32	Elizabeth Huy	F	42	Palm Bay, FL	29:53.1
33	David Buteau	M	59	Cocoa Beach, FL	30:02.1
34	Glynn Stallard	M	68	West Melbourne, FL	30:05.7
35	Kevin McCaughin	M	45	Rockledge, FL	30:14.8
36	Brian Stewart	M	49	Satellite Beach, FL	30:17
37	Marina Taylor	F	55	Satellite Beach, FL	30:30.1
38	Bill Flynn	M	45	Palm Bay, FL	30:31.6
39	Jason Haller	M	47	Melbourne, FL	30:40.3
40	Joanne Brown	F	53	Melbourne Beach, FL	30:41.6
41	Kailey Chambers	F	25	Melbourne, FL	30:44.3
42	Karen Daniels	F	47	Rockledge, FL	30:49.8
43	Sara Fowler	F	37	Cocoa, FL	30:53.8
44	J. Bridenbecker	M	9	Palm Bay, FL	30:55.1
45	Eileen Bridenbecker	F	40	Palm Bay, FL	30:55.4
46	David Fitzsimmons	M	37	Melbourne, FL	31:16.5
47	Mendi Patterson	F	60	Titusville, FL	31:19.2
48	Patricia Smith	F	47	Palm Bay, FL	31:26.3
49	Fady Awad	M	28	Melbourne, FL	31:28.7
50	Savannah Bridenbecker	F	13	Palm Bay, FL	31:31.5

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About the Event

Support your local Veteran community by participating in the Annual Home Stretch 5K for Homeless and At-Risk Vets! Sign up today and join us for a beautiful morning run over the Eau Gallie Causeway!

To Benefit: National Veterans Homeless Support (NVHS)

Mission: To Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans in Central Florida.

Providing street level outreach, homelessness prevention, and supportive services for homeless, at-risk, and low-income Veterans and their families since 2008.

Participant Perks:

Cool Race Shirt (First 500 runners)

Finisher Medals (First 500 runners) & Placement Medals

Beer after the race for 21+

Raffles

Music by DJ Yves

Early Packet Pickup & Registration @ Running Zone (3696 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL)

Friday, November 6th: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 7th: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Race Day @ Eau Gallie Square (1452 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32935)

Sunday, November 8th – Timeline:

6:30 AM: Packet Pickup & Late Registration Opens

7:45 AM: Packet Pickup & Late Registration Ends

8:00 AM: 5K Start!

AWARDS: (Immediately following the race)

Top 3 Overall M&F

Top Masters (40+) M&F

Largest Team

Fastest Team (must have 5+ participants)

Top 3 Fastest Limb-Impaired Veterans

Age Groups (Top 3 M&F): 8 & Under, 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, 75-79, 80+

Races Offered

Home Stretch 5K

Home Stretch 5K (Active Military/ Vet)

Home Stretch 5K (Team)

Weather History

About Melbourne

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

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Running Zone Foundation Run Brevard Race Series 2…

Medal Madness 5K, & 10K at Melbourne, FL (35)

Melbourne 9/11 Memorial 5K

Turtle Krawl 5K

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