Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k

Armada, MI

Registration openAnnual since at least 2023

Entry is $40 now and rises to $47 after Oct 18, 2026, so registering before then saves $7.

About the Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k

The course winds through a Christmas tree farm, so you are running among rows of trees the whole way. The farm covers a lot of ground, and the surroundings feel nothing like a road race or a park path. It reads more like a seasonal outing than a standard morning run.

Packet pickup is available the evening before at the orchard and cider mill where the race is held, with race-morning pickup as well. Plan to arrive early; parking and registration at a working farm can take longer than you expect. Post-race, there are donuts and both sweet and hard cider on site.

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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

791finishers

17:18winner

39:45median

1:13:13cutoff

Top 3: Dominic Comfort (17:18) · Adam Quinn (17:25) · Jack Patton (17:34)

The Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k has been held every year since at least 2023. 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.

Distances & Start Times

5K11/21/2026 09:30$40

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Common Questions About the Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k

Will I finish last at the Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 39:45, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:13:13, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k a good first 5K?

With 791 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Blake's Holiday Hustle 5k?

The 5K winner ran 17:18 while the median finisher took 39:45. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.