Sun, Aug 30, 2026
Lone Tree, CO
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The course runs through Bluffs Regional Park, a trail with rolling hills and open views. It is genuinely hilly terrain, not a gentle path, and the park setting gives it a feel that is more wilderness than suburb. The pace requirement is real, so this one suits runners who are comfortable moving steadily on uneven ground.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
4.97 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Mackenzie Mettille (30:35) · Silas Folk (32:13) · Edson Mark (33:10)
The Bluffs Run 8K has been held every year since at least 2018. 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 4.97 Miles field finished slower than 54:00, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:37:20, 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 (181 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 4.97 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 4.97 Miles winner ran 30:35 while the median finisher took 54:00. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.