About the P.O. Chris Hoban Memorial 5 Miler, 5K Run/Walk and Kid's Dash
The course starts and finishes at Xaverian High School on Shore Road in Bay Ridge. The longer distance heads out along the harbor promenade toward the Verrazano Bridge and back, while the shorter route stays on the promenade along the water. Both are out-and-back on road, flat along the water, with the bridge in view for much of the run.
There is in-person registration the afternoon before the race, and again on race morning before the start. An opening ceremony honoring the officer the race is named for kicks things off before the runners go. A post-race awards party follows the finish, and the Kids Dash runs afterward in front of the school.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized 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
662finishers
19:31winner
37:47median
1:19:20cutoff
Top 3: Dmitry Babenko (19:31) · Ryan Knutsen (19:34) · QUINN BABBITT (20:05)
5 Miles · 2025 results
208finishers
28:40winner
45:00median
1:16:51cutoff
Top 3: LEONEL PEREZ (28:40) · James Ramsay (28:46) · Jacinto Martinez (29:16)
The P.O. Chris Hoban Memorial 5 Miler, 5K Run/Walk and Kid's Dash has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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
5 Miles9/20/2026 10:30$40
5K9/20/2026 10:30$40
Kids Dash9/20/2026 11:30$20
Party Only and T-Shirt9/20/2026 10:30$35
5K9/20/2026 10:30$30
5 Miles9/20/2026 10:30$30
5K9/20/2026 00:01$30
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