Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Natick, MA
The race runs out of the high school grounds in Natick, starting and finishing at the athletic field there. The course is a classic out-and-back road route through the surrounding neighborhood, flat enough that most people find a rhythm quickly. It draws a big crowd, and the field tends to fill before race day, so planning ahead matters.
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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: Michael Hagen (15:28) · Augustine Smith (16:34) · Khalid Jama (16:35)
1.5 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Paulo Andrade (22:39) · Arlette Hidalgo (23:50) · Craig Hartigan (23:53)
The 27th Annual Flutie 5K for Autism is in its 27th year.
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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 33:41, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:19:06, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
With 963 finishers there are runners at every pace, so you are never out on your own. 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 15:28 while the median finisher took 33:41. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.