Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Laurel, MD
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The Emancipation Day 5K runs through Laurel and benefits a diabetes care center that serves patients across the Baltimore area. The course is open to runners and walkers, and results go up online as soon as the race wraps, with awards handed out on-site for overall and age group placers.
Packets are available at the start area on race morning, and parking is at the same spot, so there is no separate errand to run before you line up.
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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.
3.11 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Arlyn Rodriguez (21:02) · Evan Moore (23:02) · Devin Reeves (23:08)
The Emancipation Day 5K 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.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 3.11 Miles results.
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 3.11 Miles field finished slower than 38:03, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:06:14, 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 (121 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 3.11 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.11 Miles winner ran 21:02 while the median finisher took 38:03. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
