Sat, Aug 1, 2026
Mattoon, IL
The course runs across the college campus on actual cross-country terrain: rolling hills, grassy open stretches, and wooded paths. It is nothing like a road race. The ground changes under your feet throughout, and the route winds through the interior of campus rather than along its edges.
Packet pickup is in the Field House, the basketball arena on campus, in the hour before the start. Parking is in the campus lots closest to the start area.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Brooke Koelm (19:28) · Carson Workman (16:58) · Jessica Larsen (21:25)
The Lake Land College 5k has been held every year since at least 2025. 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 24:38, and the last recorded finisher came in around 56:32, 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 (88 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 16:58 while the median finisher took 24:38. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
