About the Ditmars Spiked Apple 5k
The course runs through Ditmars Orchard, a working orchard with a vineyard and pumpkin patch attached. It is cross-country style, so expect grass, uneven ground in spots, and a couple of loops that bring you back past the winery. Not a road race feel at all. The surroundings do a lot of the work here.
Packet pickup opens at the orchard on race morning, well before the start, so no need to come out the day before. The finish area is at the winery, and there are cider donuts and a pour of cider waiting after you come through.
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Ditmars Spiked Apple 5k 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
596finishers
20:21winner
40:55median
2:50:15cutoff
Top 3: Cory Logsdon (20:21) · Noble Valerio-Boster (22:36) · Ezariah Singleton (23:10)
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 Nov 12, 2026.
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