Sat, Aug 29, 2026
Jonesboro, GA
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The course runs through Lee Street Park, giving the race a contained, neighborhood feel. The event benefits a local scholarship fund and a child advocacy organization, and the crowd that turns out tends to reflect those ties. Expect a park setting with the kind of turnout that comes when people are running for something specific.
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Going by the 2024 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 · 2024 results
Top 3: Danny Ortega (18:20) · Mikail Campbell - @kilometercam (18:45) · Stephen Seitz (20:08)
The 11th Annual Jeffrey E. Turner Fitness 5K Run/Walk is in its 11th year.
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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 42:40, and the last recorded finisher came in around 59:33, 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 235 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 0:02 while the median finisher took 42:40. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
