Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Shawnee, OK
The course runs out and back through the Gordon Cooper Technology Center campus in Shawnee, with real hills along the way. This is not a flat campus loop; the inclines are part of the deal, and you will feel them on the return leg.
Packet pickup is the evening before the race at a public safety center on the main campus. Refreshments are available after you finish.
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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.
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Mikal Verdine (19:42) · Cheyenne Deatherage (20:47) · Antony Earley (20:56)
1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Alexis Pewitt (21:44)
The GCTC Rocket Man Run 5K & Fun Walk has been held every year since at least 2020. 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 3.1 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 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 33:00, and the last recorded finisher came in around 57:46, 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 (119 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 19:42 while the median finisher took 33:00. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
