Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Rochester, NY
This is a school community 5K organized by a parent-teacher group, with proceeds going toward scholarships and school programs. The race starts and finishes at a park, with bib pickup available the evening before at the district office or on race morning at the same park. It runs in any weather short of severe conditions.
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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.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Andrew Nadeau (17:45) · Christopher Hart (18:27) · Jacob DiGiovanni (18:44)
The 4th Annual Brighton Believes 5K is in its 4th year.
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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 5K field finished slower than 31:06, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:37:35, 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 (120 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 17:45 while the median finisher took 31:06. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
