Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Good Samaritan 5K Run

Greenville, NC

Registration openAnnual since at least 2014

Entry is $20 now and rises to $30 after Jul 31, 2026, so registering before then saves $10.

About the Good Samaritan 5K Run

The course starts in Uptown Greenville near a local café on Evans Street, then heads toward the Town Commons before turning back through downtown streets that pass alongside a university campus. You can run it straight through as a standard road race, or take on the cross training version, which adds coached exercise stations spaced out along the route, with weights scaled to your level.

Packet pickup runs the evening before the race at Hope of Glory Ministries. Race morning check-in is under a tent in the back parking lot off Evans Street. Public lots, parking decks, and side streets nearby all have space on race morning. A post-race party follows after finishers come in.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.

5K · 2025 results

87finishers

18:15winner

30:56median

59:10cutoff

Top 3: Brody Pollard (18:15) · Joaquín Mendoza ortiz (19:02) · Lauren Dicktel (20:18)

The Good Samaritan 5K Run 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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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

5K10/24/2026 08:00$20

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Common Questions About the Good Samaritan 5K Run

Will I finish last at the Good Samaritan 5K Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 30:56, and the last recorded finisher came in around 59:10, 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 Samaritan 5K Run a good first 5K?

It is a small race (87 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 Good Samaritan 5K Run?

The 5K winner ran 18:15 while the median finisher took 30:56. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.