Sat, Sep 12, 2026

5k Run for Hope

Trail Creek, IN

Registration openAnnual since at least 2024

About the 5k Run for Hope

The Run for Hope is a road race through Trail Creek organized around suicide awareness and mental health. The course is a standard out-and-back or loop through town, and the field draws people at every pace, from those chasing a time to those walking in support of someone they know. The cause is visible in the crowd.

Packet pickup runs the evening before at the Swanson Center facility, at a back pavilion behind the main building. If that does not work, bibs are also available at the start on race morning.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K · 2025 results

97finishers

19:35winner

42:42median

1:15:33cutoff

Top 3: Micah Driscoll (19:35) · Kailee Miller (20:07) · John Troutner (20:38)

The 5k Run for Hope has been held every year since at least 2024. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K9/12/2026 08:00$40

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Common Questions About the 5k Run for Hope

Will I finish last at the 5k Run for Hope?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 42:42, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:15:33, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the 5k Run for Hope a good first 5K?

It is a small race (97 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the 5k Run for Hope?

The 5K winner ran 19:35 while the median finisher took 42:42. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.