About the 2026 Hot Diggity Dog 5K
This is a free race that raises support for a local animal shelter, with pet food, toys, and supplies collected at the start. The course begins at a high school, and the entry fee is waived entirely, which makes the morning feel less like a traditional road race and more like a neighborhood gathering with a cause behind it.
Packet pickup happens race morning at the high school, through a side entrance off Hudson Street. Parking is in the student lot. If you are bringing donated shelter supplies, there will be someone there to collect them before the gun goes off.
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Hot Diggity Dog 5K 2025 Results
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.
5K Results · 2025
83finishers
18:36winner
37:23median
1:00:10cutoff
Top 3: Lance Busse (18:36) · Katie Hicks (19:26) · Ben Bonham (20:45)
The 2026 Hot Diggity Dog 5K has been held every year since at least 2021. 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
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