Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Bakersfield, CA
This is a cause-driven road race tied to MADD's mission around impaired driving awareness. The course is not described in detail, but the event draws people who are there for the cause as much as the clock, and the atmosphere reflects that. Runners and walkers take part side by side.
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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.
5000m · 2025 results
Top 3: Merel Dillard (35:23) · Maryam Webster (36:54) · Aidan Owens (36:57)
· 2025 results
Top 3: Brett Brown (17:49) · Pedro Martinez (17:59) · Seth Diaz (18:46)
The Move With MADD 5k 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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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 Sep 10, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5000m field finished slower than 1:03:31, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:20:24, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (154 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 5000m, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5000m winner ran 35:23 while the median finisher took 1:03:31. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
