Sun, Aug 16, 2026
Cleveland, OH
The course runs through the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, so you are passing animal habitats and zoo grounds rather than city streets or a park path. Both the longer and shorter running distances share that same setting, and the mile option covers the same terrain at a shorter stretch. It is an unusual backdrop for a race morning.
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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
Top 3: Tyler Youngquist (17:44) · Mike Ruggio (19:20) · Brian Frantz (20:41)
10K · 2025 results
Top 3: Jeff Sharkey (40:39) · Matthew Kaminski (43:08) · Xi Chen (45:28)
The 14th Annual Outrace Epilepsy 10K, 5K, and 1 Mile Run/Walk is in its 14th year.
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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 41:17, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:25:53, 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 (171 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.
The 5K winner ran 17:44 while the median finisher took 41:17. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
