Sat, Nov 7, 2026
Barre, VT
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This race is a tribute to veterans, organized by a handful of local civic groups working together. The route runs through Barre, a small city built on granite quarrying, so the surroundings have a working-town feel rather than a park setting. It draws people who are there for the cause as much as the running.
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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.
3 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Peter Maurais (21:11) · A. Shatney (22:14) · Justin MaGill (22:40)
The 12th Annual Granite City 5k is in its 12th year.
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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 3 Miles field finished slower than 45:53, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:05:54, 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 (31 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 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3 Miles winner ran 21:11 while the median finisher took 45:53. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.