Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Charlottesville, VA
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The race is held at Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville, with a separate kids run starting the morning off before the main race begins. The park setting keeps things grounded and accessible, the kind of course that works for a school fundraiser crowd without asking too much of anyone.
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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: Will Rakness (18:37) · Trent Lawhorn (18:45) · Jay McCartney (19:03)
· 2025 results
Top 3: A. Minutella (3:34) · P. Frye (3:38) · H. Rakness (3:54)
The Charlottesville Catholic School Annual 5K Run/Walk 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 Sep 10, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 32:44, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:02:56, 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 (143 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 18:37 while the median finisher took 32:44. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
