Sat, Sep 26, 2026

Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk

Powhatan, VA

Registration openAnnual since at least 2025

5K1 Mile

Entry is $25 now and rises to $35 after Jul 31, 2026, so registering before then saves $10.

About the Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk

The Good Medicine 5K runs through Powhatan as a benefit for the local free clinic, which provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to neighbors who need them. The walk option covers a shorter out-and-back alongside the timed course, so people come out in groups with strollers and dogs as often as they come out to race.

After the finish there is a fair with local vendors and community resource tables set up nearby, plus food trucks. It draws people who are there for the cause as much as for the running, and the two things sit comfortably together.

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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.

3.1 Miles · 2025 results

112finishers

15:44winner

33:51median

1:16:02cutoff

Top 3: Jacob Lohr (15:44) · Claire Steigerwald (18:44) · Kevin Purnell (19:37)

The Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk has been held every year since at least 2025. 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

3.1 Miles9/26/2026 08:30$25

1 Mile9/26/2026 08:45$15

Fresh Start Fair9/26/2026 08:00Free

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Common Questions About the Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk

Will I finish last at the Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk?

Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 33:51, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:16:02, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk a good first 3.1 Miles?

It is a small race (112 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.

How competitive is the Good Medicine 5K & Fun Walk?

The 3.1 Miles winner ran 15:44 while the median finisher took 33:51. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.