Sat, Oct 24, 2026
Lake Placid, NY
The course loops through the village and around Mirror Lake, so you are running on flat ground with the water nearby for most of it. Costumes are encouraged, and dogs are welcome along for the run, which gives the whole thing a carnival feel without anyone having to announce it.
Proceeds go toward a new local dog park, so the cause is right there on the course with you, often wearing a cape or a hot dog costume.
Free race emails
In for this one or still deciding, keep race season near Lake Placid on your radar: a Monday look ahead and a Thursday rundown of the weekend's races.
Two helpful emails per week. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Connor Mannion (19:41) · Doug Guglielmi (19:43) · Brent Talbott (20:13)
The Lake Placid Rotary Howl-o-ween Fun Run/Walk 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.
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 Sep 10, 2026.
Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Traveling for this race? The map shows hotels and rentals in and around Lake Placid — pan or zoom to compare what's nearby.
The map is provided by Stay22. If you book through it, RunSesh may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it never affects the races we list.
Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 36:16, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:08:30, 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 (51 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 19:41 while the median finisher took 36:16. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
