Sun, Sep 27, 2026

Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race

Lisbon, CT

Registration openAnnual since at least 2018

Entry is $25 now and rises to $30 after Sep 26, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race

The course rolls through rural roads outside of town, passing fields and the kind of scenery you get when a race leaves pavement and noise behind. The hills are genuine but none of them are brutal. It starts and finishes at a local park, so there is a real home base to return to.

Packet pickup is race morning at the park, which keeps things simple if you are driving in that day. Dogs on leashes are welcome on the course, and walkers are too, which means the field tends to spread out early and stay that way.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.

5K · 2025 results

110finishers

17:21winner

31:44median

51:14cutoff

Top 3: Stephen Fengler (17:21) · dylan shusta (18:05) · Chris Armstrong (19:39)

The Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race 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.

Where Would You Finish?

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Median

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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.

Distances & Start Times

5K9/27/2026 10:00$25

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Common Questions About the Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race

Will I finish last at the Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 31:44, and the last recorded finisher came in around 51:14, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race a good first 5K?

It is a small race (110 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.

How competitive is the Lisbon Fall Festival Road Race?

The 5K winner ran 17:21 while the median finisher took 31:44. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.