About the Flat & Fast Rural Hall 5K
The course runs out and back along Broad Street, with a protected lane keeping runners separated from traffic. It is genuinely flat, the kind of route where you can push from the start without worrying about what is coming. The race starts and finishes at the elementary school it benefits, and the crowd there reflects that.
Packet pickup runs the two days before the race at a local farm credit office nearby, with race-morning pickup available at the school as well. Parking is on school property and the surrounding streets. At the finish, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, chocolate milk, fruit, and cookies are set out, and a senior cheer squad greets runners as they come in.
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Flat & Fast Rural Hall 5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 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 Results · 2026
244finishers
15:59winner
34:12median
56:49cutoff
Top 3: Christian Brewer (15:59) · Jordan Stamper (17:38) · Bryan Alvarez (17:51)
10K Results · 2025
51finishers
33:46winner
59:41median
1:30:23cutoff
Top 3: William Orrell (33:46) · Raphael Arbelaez (34:23) · NEIL Rebello (35:32)
The Flat & Fast Rural Hall 5K has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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.
Distances & Start Times
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