Held Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Oklahoma City, OK
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The Little Red Heart is a tribute run tied to organ and tissue donation, organized by a local foundation that supports that cause. The course map is available through a running app, though the route itself winds through Oklahoma City. The race draws people at a range of paces, including those walking the shorter distance, and the mood reflects the weight and meaning behind why most people are there.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K · 2026 results
Top 3: Raleigh Denton (17:47) · Thatcher Bettis (18:27) · Quinn Bettis (19:12)
The Little Red Heart 5K has been held every year since at least 2021. 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 8, 2026.
Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 40:45, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:30:02, 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 317 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 17:47 while the median finisher took 40:45. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
