Fri, Sep 11, 2026

Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run

Bird In Hand, PA

Registration openAnnual since at least 2021
16.2 MilesHalf Marathon5K
Register · From $40

About the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run

The course runs through working farm country, which means open fields, unpaved stretches, and horse-drawn buggies that may share the road with you. It is genuinely rural out there, not a park approximating rural, and the landscape does most of the talking. The surrounding community has a strong connection to the land and to old-world ways of working it.

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Finish-Time Stats

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

13.1 Miles · 2025 results

1,792finishers
1:13:27winner
2:24:05median
4:22:24cutoff

Top 3: Bryce Hampton (1:13:27) · Brandon Fogarty (1:15:05) · Ian Miller (1:16:27)

5K · 2025 results

1,308finishers
15:34winner
33:06median
1:41:02cutoff

Top 3: Dan Forry (15:34) · Gabriel Puleo (15:41) · Jordan Cruise (16:44)

The Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run 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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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

16.2 Miles9/11/2026 18:30$155
13.1 Miles9/12/2026 07:30$115
5K9/11/2026 18:30$40
Kids Fun Run9/11/2026 18:10$10
Pasta Dinner (Age 13 & Up)9/11/2026 16:00$18
Pasta Dinner (Age 3-12)9/11/2026 16:00$8

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Common Questions About the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run

Will I finish last at the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 13.1 Miles field finished slower than 2:24:05, and the last recorded finisher came in around 4:22:24, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run a good first 13.1 Miles?

With 1,792 finishers there are runners at every pace, so you are never out on your own. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 13.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Bird-in-Hand Half Marathon, 5K, and Kid's Fun Run?

The 13.1 Miles winner ran 1:13:27 while the median finisher took 2:24:05. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.

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