Sun, Oct 25, 2026
West Reading, PA
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This Halloween race runs through West Reading with costumes very much encouraged. Runners and walkers can enter costume contests, and the start area hosts a health services fair with local practitioners alongside food trucks from nearby restaurants. The whole morning leans into the holiday, so showing up in plain running clothes feels like a missed opportunity.
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Going by the 2025 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 · 2025 results
Top 3: Glen Heck (15:43) · Jacob Underwood (17:13) · Andrew Ferretti (17:23)
The Fitzy's Halloween 5K Run & 1.5 Mile 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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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 5K field finished slower than 29:55, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:07:09, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 364 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 15:43 while the median finisher took 29:55. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
