About the Love to Run - Heart & Soul
The course runs on a greenway at Palmer Park, with runners sharing the path with returning traffic. It is an out-and-back shape, so you pass others coming the other direction after the turnaround. A lead bike guides the front of the pack, and the organizers ask everyone to keep right and line up by pace from the start.
Packet pickup runs the afternoon before at Fleet Feet Madison, which the organizers strongly encourage given how busy race morning tends to be. There is also a pickup window at the park before the start. Portable restrooms are available near both the start and finish areas.
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Love to Run - Heart & Soul 2026 Results
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 Results · 2026
351finishers
17:17winner
34:38median
1:16:36cutoff
Top 3: Nathaniel Pierce (17:17) · John Litavec (17:53) · Shaun Tompkins (18:02)
1 Miles Results · 2026
54finishers
5:44winner
11:43median
23:38cutoff
Top 3: Matthew Fletcher (5:44) · Sarah Wargo (6:58) · H. Saulters (7:00)
The Love to Run - Heart & Soul has been held every year since at least 2026. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K2/13/2027 08:00$25
1 Mile2/13/2027 09:00$15
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