Sat, Oct 10, 2026
Lansing, MI
The race takes place in Lansing in the fall, when the apple-season timing makes the post-race spread feel earned. Hot apple cider and caramel apples wait at the finish, which gives the whole morning a particular character that is harder to fake than a generic post-race tent.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Kyle Tucker (17:34) · Brett Meyer (18:06) · Paige Anderson (18:07)
13.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Mark Magyar (1:22:25) · Zach Lamphere (1:23:54) · David McComb (1:25:59)
10K · 2025 results
Top 3: Jacob Lee (37:17) · Jason Russell (37:28) · Jeremy Livingston (38:46)
The Hot Cider Hustle - Lansing Half Marathon, 10K & 5K 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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 39:21, and the last recorded finisher came in around 2:26:28, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 528 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.
The 5K winner ran 17:34 while the median finisher took 39:21. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
