Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
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This is a timed loop race along Bassett Creek, known by its Dakota name Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ, in Minneapolis. The course follows the creek on a repeating loop, and runners or teams cover as many loops as they can within their chosen time block. A shorter, untimed option lets people walk or run the creek without the pressure of a clock.
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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.
· 2025 results
Top 3: Kayla Anderson (11:50:13) · Yu Wu (11:55:25) · Danny Radermacher (11:52:43)
· 2025 results
Top 3: Patrick Homyak (5:54:03) · Benjamin Braaten (5:57:24) · Alana Lucio Thomas (5:53:26)
· 2025 results
Top 3: Caleb Hill (11:56:32) · Mark Kalar (11:52:17) · Matt Hodes (11:54:28)
The Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Loopet Loppet has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the race field finished slower than 11:04:28, and the last recorded finisher came in around 11:59:44, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (107 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 race, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The race winner ran 1:31:57 while the median finisher took 11:04:28. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
Join a local run club. Twin Cities Running Club, NorthStar Running, Run Beer Repeat and others in Minneapolis welcome runners of all paces, and a weekly group run is the most reliable way to hold a training block together.
