Held Sat, Oct 17, 2026
CORBIN, KY
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The course runs through a quiet residential neighborhood outside of Corbin, on flat road with minimal traffic. It is the kind of morning where dogs are genuinely welcome, since the race pairs a timed road run with a casual dogwalk option. Chip timing is used, so results are accurate for those racing it hard.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
Top 3: Brenton Smith (21:02) · Ethan Curry (21:17) · Samantha Hurst (22:11)
Top 3: Heather Dugger (34:19)
The Knox/Whitley Humane Association 5K Mutt Strut and Dogwalk has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 5K results.
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 24, 2026.
Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 29:33, and the last recorded finisher came in around 53:19, 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 (40 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 21:02 while the median finisher took 29:33. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
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