Past Runs | MG Hero Run 5K

Looking back

Past Runs

The Hero Run has grown year over year thanks to this community. Here's a look back at where it's been, in the news and in pictures, before we run it back for 2027.

KY3, November 2020

Nixa family organizes Hero Run, raising money to help students with parents in the military

KY3, Ozarks Life, November 2021

Hero Run 5K honors the past while supporting the future

Ozarks First, 2023

2023 Hero Run 5K

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Photos Through the Years

A volunteer carrying a child near the finish line banner

Two speakers at a podium during the opening ceremony

Runners sprinting while carrying an American flag

Color guard presenting flags before the race

Hero Run organizers being interviewed by a local news crew

A fire truck with an American flag raised over the parking lot

A group of friends posing together in Hero Run shirts

Two toddlers bundled up in a wagon at the event

A runner raising her arms as she crosses the finish line

A group of volunteers and supporters posing together

Participants listening during the opening ceremony

A family posing together after the race

Two women posing with a race award and balloon arch

A mother and son running together

A runner finishing the race

A soldier running the course with a large American flag

A soldier carrying the American flag along the route

Color guard members holding flags and rifles

A drill instructor presenting an award to a participant

Participants doing bear crawl exercises at a battle station

Two friends posing together in Hero Run shirts

Runners crossing under the finish line banner

Runners crossing under the finish line banner

A runner approaching the finish line banner

Runners in fatigues nearing the finish line

A group running together while carrying American flags

Runners finishing the race in costume

A group of young volunteers holding shirts and medals

Close-up of the Hero Run 5K award medal

Veterans holding flags together before the race

A Navy recruiter at an event booth

A vendor at an event booth

A vendor at an event booth

A vendor at an event booth

A vendor at an event booth

Vendors at an event booth

A vendor at an event booth

A group posed in tactical gear

A soldier along the race route

Participants saluting during the ceremony

A couple speaking at the outdoor podium

Drumline members performing at the event

Participants doing push-ups at a battle station

Kids jumping over a participant at a battle station

A participant holding a newborn at the event

Soldiers carrying flags along the route

A crowd gathered near the starting line

Runners starting the race together

Race Day Highlights

Hero Run 5K highlight video

Hero Run 5K highlight video

Hero Run 5K highlight video

Hero Run 5K highlight video

Hero Run 5K highlight video

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