About the Gobble Waddle 5K/10K
The Gobble Waddle runs through Smithfield around Thanksgiving, and the organizers lean into the holiday: participants are encouraged to bring canned goods for a local food bank and a hospice house in the area. Strollers and leashed dogs are welcome on the course, so the field tends to be a real mix of people out for different reasons.
Packet pickup is the evening before at HealthQuest Fitness and Wellness Center, the race's presenting sponsor, with race-morning pickup available as well. An awards ceremony follows the finish, with age group and overall categories for both distances, plus team awards for spirit and creativity.
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Gobble Waddle 5K/10K 2025 Results
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 Results · 2025
348finishers
19:21winner
43:13median
1:14:03cutoff
Top 3: Larry Lam (19:21) · Lexi Doherty (20:47) · James Lewis (21:26)
10K Results · 2025
60finishers
36:38winner
1:00:35median
1:56:00cutoff
Top 3: Bryan Garcia (36:38) · Blake Wilson (41:23) · Jeffrey Eickhoff (45:23)
The Gobble Waddle 5K/10K has been held every year since at least 2013. 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
5K11/21/2026 09:00$40
10K11/21/2026 09:00$50
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