About the Hawg Run
The course starts at a YMCA and winds through residential neighborhoods to a park before looping back. It is a point-to-point-and-back shape, so the surroundings stay familiar throughout. Proceeds support scholarships and program access for local kids and families, so there is a real reason the race exists beyond the running.
The race falls on the morning of a major barbecue festival, so parking downtown is tight and lots tend to fill early. Packet pickup happens the evening before at the YMCA, with a second window on race morning before the start. Budget extra time to navigate festival detours when you arrive.
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Hawg Run 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 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 Results · 2026
248finishers
18:00winner
37:53median
1:12:42cutoff
Top 3: Frank, Blakely (18:00) · Crook, Trey (19:18) · Hinkle, Will (19:35)
The Hawg Run has been held every year since at least 2016. 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
3.1 Miles10/23/2027 07:30$25
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