The course winds through the hills around Brenham, and in season the roadsides are thick with bluebonnets and other wildflowers. It is hilly enough to feel like real terrain, not a flat neighborhood loop. Several distance options make it work for younger kids through half marathon runners. High school athletes from the area volunteer throughout.
Blue Bell ice cream is served at the finish. Awards are picked up at a dedicated table rather than handed out at the line.
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Going by the 2026 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.
Top 3: Landon Deas (16:37) · Evin Williams (17:20) · Leroy Calk (17:37)
Top 3: Gustavo Roman Jr (34:56) · Pierce Young (37:19) · Ben Antonio (38:23)
Top 3: Matt Teodori (1:18:15) · Todd Banning (1:19:26) · Taylor Richardson (1:20:21)
Top 3: P. Taylor (6:27) · S. Kwok (7:00) · Emory Malota (7:15)
The Blue Bell 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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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 Nov 12, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 41:27, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:49:08, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
With 1,874 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 16:37 while the median finisher took 41:27. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
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