Sat, Sep 19, 2026

Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run

Edenton, NC

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

About the Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run

The course runs out of downtown Edenton along Water Street, crosses a bridge to Hayes Plantation, turns around at the house, and comes back the same way. It is a point-to-point-and-back route, mostly flat, with a bridge crossing giving you a brief look at the water both ways.

Packet pickup is the evening before at Edenton Bay Trading Company, where there will be music. The post-race party and awards ceremony move to The Herringbone, with a BBQ lunch and a drink available for participants. The race benefits a local memorial foundation that awards a scholarship to a graduating senior.

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Finish-Time Stats

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

99finishers

38:39winner

56:53median

1:10:02cutoff

Top 3: Joe Wach (38:39) · Deanna Chesson (41:24) · Jodi Gore (41:38)

The Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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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

5K9/19/2026 09:00$45

Fun Run for Kids9/19/2026 09:00$25

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Common Questions About the Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run

Will I finish last at the Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 56:53, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:10:02, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run a good first 5K?

It is a small race (99 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 Live Your Dash 5k and Fun Run?

The 5K winner ran 38:39 while the median finisher took 56:53. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.