Sun, Nov 22, 2026
Greenville, SC
The Hay Bale Hustle is a youth championship race held at Lakewood Preserve, a park setting that fits a short, quick course well. The race is open to kids from elementary through high school age, with age group awards going to the top finishers in each bracket for both boys and girls.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
3K · 2025 results
Top 3: Myles Lancaster (11:16) · Riku Shibata (11:36) · Grayson Rowe (12:15)
The Hay Bale Hustle 3k has been held every year since at least 2023. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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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 3K field finished slower than 16:22, and the last recorded finisher came in around 25:40, 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 (58 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 3K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3K winner ran 11:16 while the median finisher took 16:22. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
