Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk

Longmeadow, MA

Registration openAnnual since at least 2024

Entry is $30 now and rises to $35 after Oct 30, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk

This is a Halloween morning race, so costumes are a real part of the scene, not just an afterthought. Strollers are welcome, which means the crowd at the start tends to look more like a neighborhood block party than a typical race morning. The course is a 5k, and the whole event is rooted in an elementary school community.

Packet pickup runs the afternoon before, outside Center School itself, and you can also register at that time. If you miss it, the morning of the race works too, with bib pickup opening well before the gun.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly 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

156finishers

17:01winner

34:36median

56:23cutoff

Top 3: Jason Beaver (17:01) · Matthew Killian (18:45) · Brian McVety (19:01)

The Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk has been held every year since at least 2024. 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 Sep 22, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K10/31/2026 08:30$30

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Common Questions About the Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk

Will I finish last at the Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 34:36, and the last recorded finisher came in around 56:23, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk a good first 5K?

It is a small race (156 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.

How competitive is the Center School's Halloween Hustle 5k Run/Walk?

The 5K winner ran 17:01 while the median finisher took 34:36. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.