Held Sun, Oct 25, 2026

HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun

Princeton, NJ

Race finishedAnnual since at least 2016
5K1 Mile100 Yards

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About the HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun

The course runs through Carnegie Center, a corporate campus in Princeton, certified for accurate distance. It is flat throughout, and the organizers lean hard into the Halloween theme: live bands play along the route, and there are costumed surprises scattered across the course. A costume contest and a trunk-or-treat setup give the whole morning a neighborhood-block-party feel.

Packet pickup the morning before at the same campus is required for pre-registered runners, though same-day registration opens in the courtyard behind the main building if capacity allows. Parking is on-site at the building where you register, with overflow nearby. The campus entrance closes before the race starts, so arriving early matters.

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HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun 2025 Results

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

5K Results · 2025

244finishers
17:10winner
31:23median
1:04:38cutoff

Top 3: MONTE HUFFMAN (17:10) · KANATA ARAI (17:46) · D.R. BANINO (17:59)

The HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun 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.

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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 Oct 25, 2026.

Common Questions About the HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun

Will I finish last at the HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 31:23, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:04:38, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun a good first 5K?

A field of 244 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 HomeFront's Halloween Run, Walk, and Family Fun?

The 5K winner ran 17:10 while the median finisher took 31:23. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.

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