Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Forever Home Run

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Registration openAnnual since at least 2024

5K1K

Entry is $35 now and rises to $40 after Sep 6, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Forever Home Run

The course runs through neighborhood streets in Bloomfield Hills, with tree-lined roads and fall color overhead. The route is certified and chip-timed, so it is a legitimate one if you want a clean result. Costumes are welcome, and plenty of people show up in them, alongside those running it straight.

The race starts and finishes at a Lutheran church, which also serves as the gathering point for children's activities and community vendors after the run. The church grounds give the morning a central, easy-to-navigate hub.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 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 · 2025 results

164finishers

16:33winner

52:33median

1:29:22cutoff

Top 3: Stephen Biebelhausen (16:33) · David Brownrigg (18:46) · John Jr. DeGiulio (21:31)

The Forever Home Run 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.

Where Would You Finish?

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Median

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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.

Distances & Start Times

5K10/3/2026 09:00$35

1K10/3/2026 10:30$20

5K10/3/2026 00:00$40

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Common Questions About the Forever Home Run

Will I finish last at the Forever Home Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 52:33, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:29:22, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Forever Home Run a good first 5K?

It is a small race (164 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Forever Home Run?

The 5K winner ran 16:33 while the median finisher took 52:33. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.