First Solar HEROES 5k

First Solar HEROES 5k

Sat November 15, 2025

Huntsville, AL 35805 US

Please join us for the inaugural First Solar HEROES 5k! We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with the US Space & Rocket Center to host this memorable event! All proceeds for this event will be donated to Still Serving Veterans, a local non-profit military support organization. For more information on SSV, please visit https://ssv.org/

This event will include a 5k race (3.1-mi) and 5k ruck. Both the 5k run and 5k ruck will have firm start and end times of 07:30 am - 08:45 am. The course that will be used is a USATF certified road course.

5k Ruck Divisions: Male ruck will be set to 30 lbs.; Female ruck will be set to 20 lbs. Participants must bring their own ruck with the dry weight (before adding consumables) meeting the weight requirement. Rucks will be weighed before the event begins.

Registration & Deadlines: Registration will be open until 8pm on 11/14/2025. Deadline to guarantee runners packet is 10/27/2025.

Parking & Logistics: Parking will be in the lot in front of The Davidson Center for Space Exploration.

Location: 1 Tranquility Base Huntsville AL US - 35805