Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Watkinsville, GA
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This is a road race in Watkinsville put on by the local Lions Club, with proceeds going toward community service work in the area. The Lions Club has a long presence in towns like this, and the race reflects that, quiet streets, neighbors out watching, the kind of morning where the community effort behind it is easy to feel.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Bryant Robinson (23:16) · Eric Adams (23:37) · Lee Walker (24:30)
The Oconee Lions Club Annual Lions Chase 5K has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 3.1 Miles results.
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 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 34:00, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:03:57, 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 (28 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 23:16 while the median finisher took 34:00. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
