Sat, Sep 12, 2026

Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run

Shortsville, NY

Registration openAnnual since at least 2021

About the Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run

The race starts and finishes at the Milk Pail, a local dairy destination outside Shortsville, and the whole event is built around connecting runners with the farms behind it. The course is a standard road distance, nothing technical, and the setting is rural enough that you are running through actual farm country rather than past strip malls.

Packet pickup happens the evening before and again on race morning, both at the Milk Pail. After the race, the venue stays open for refreshments, lawn games, and an awards ceremony, so there is reason to stick around once you finish.

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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

61finishers

16:37winner

35:24median

1:03:31cutoff

Top 3: Bryan Morseman (16:37) · Brogan BILLINGS (20:11) · Christopher Swarthout (20:36)

The Dairy Discovery 5K & 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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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 Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K9/12/2026 09:00$25

Dairy Discovery Free Fun Run9/12/2026 10:00Free

5K9/12/2026 06:00$30

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Common Questions About the Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run

Will I finish last at the Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 35:24, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:03:31, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run a good first 5K?

It is a small race (61 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 Dairy Discovery 5K & Fun Run?

The 5K winner ran 16:37 while the median finisher took 35:24. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.