Sat, Oct 17, 2026

Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K

Lake Placid, FL

Registration openAnnual since at least 2020

Entry is $18 now and rises to $22 after Oct 2, 2026, so registering before then saves $4.

About the Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K

The race starts and finishes at Devane Park, a local park in Lake Placid. The course description is spare, but the event is built around a fall festival that follows the race, with corn hole, horseshoes, popcorn, caramel apples, and boiled peanuts in the park circle. It reads more like a community gathering that happens to begin with a timed run.

Packet pickup and registration are available on race morning, so you do not need to make a separate trip the day before. The organizers suggest arriving well before the start to park, collect your bib, and warm up.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K · 2025 results

168finishers

19:14winner

36:52median

1:01:12cutoff

Top 3: Bryant Reyes (19:14) · Anthony Reyes Vargas (19:15) · Scott Leland (20:53)

The Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K has been held every year since at least 2020. 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

5K10/17/2026 08:00$18

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Common Questions About the Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K

Will I finish last at the Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 36:52, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:01:12, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (168 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 Mason G. Smoak Foundation 5K?

The 5K winner ran 19:14 while the median finisher took 36:52. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.