Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Raritan, NJ
The course is USATF-certified, so the distance is accurate and properly measured. Runners and ruckers share the same route through Raritan, a town with a deep connection to Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, the Marine the race honors. The ruck option invites participants to carry weighted packs modeled on actual combat loads, so the field spans fast runners and ruckers grinding through.
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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: DURVAL PINTO (20:41) · ROBERT C GILL JR (20:52) · JOSEPH MOCCIA (20:57)
The Manila Madness 5K Freedom Run/Ruck 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.
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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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 33:49, and the last recorded finisher came in around 57:32, 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 212 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 20:41 while the median finisher took 33:49. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
