Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Best Damn Leftover 5K

Safety Harbor, FL

Registration openAnnual since at least 2016

Entry is $29 now and rises to $37 after Sep 19, 2026, so registering before then saves $8.

About the Best Damn Leftover 5K

The course runs along the waterfront in Safety Harbor, starting and finishing at Veterans Memorial Lane. The docks are part of the scenery here, and the route has the feel of a neighborhood run rather than a produced event. It is flat along the water, and the surroundings are quiet enough that you notice them.

The post-race party is a real draw. There is food and drinks, and the finish area has a grab-bag quality to it, with surplus gear from years of past events piled up for people to sort through. Runners tend to linger.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized 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

597finishers

16:33winner

34:58median

1:01:10cutoff

Top 3: Daniel Dalbec (16:33) · Anthony Martinez (18:10) · Richard Ortiz (18:53)

The Best Damn Leftover 5K has been held every year since at least 2016. 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

5K9/26/2026 07:15$29

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Common Questions About the Best Damn Leftover 5K

Will I finish last at the Best Damn Leftover 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 34:58, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:01:10, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Best Damn Leftover 5K a good first 5K?

A field of 597 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 Best Damn Leftover 5K?

The 5K winner ran 16:33 while the median finisher took 34:58. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.