Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Pennsauken, NJ
The course runs through Cooper River Park, a wide open setting that works well for runners and walkers alike. The route is straightforward, and the park gives the morning a spacious feel. Four-legged participants are welcome, too. The race is organized by a nonprofit focused on mental health and addiction recovery, and that purpose is present in how the event is put together.
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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
Top 3: Brad Schultes (20:05) · Brett Perks (21:32) · Jenna Barikian (25:17)
The Genesis Centers: Walk the Talk, the Christopher Schultes 5K Run/Walk for Recovery has been held every year since at least 2014. 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 27:22, and the last recorded finisher came in around 59:19, 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 (30 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.
The 5K winner ran 0:04 while the median finisher took 27:22. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
