Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run

St. Augustine, FL

Registration openAnnual since at least 2009

About the Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run

The course winds through the historic downtown streets of St. Augustine, so you are running past old architecture and familiar landmarks the whole way. It is a cause-focused event built around breast cancer awareness, and the crowd that turns out reflects that, heavy on people running in honor of someone rather than chasing a time.

The organization behind the race is locally rooted, with all funds going toward breast imaging services for uninsured and underinsured residents in the county. That context is felt on race morning. People show up wearing pink, and the atmosphere along the route is more personal than most road races this size.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a big 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

1,972finishers

16:44winner

54:57median

1:29:12cutoff

Top 3: Hunter Shuler (16:44) · Stephen Gabriel Sivyer (17:39) · Micah Parkinson (17:44)

The Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run has been held every year since at least 2009. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

Where Would You Finish?

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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

5K10/3/2026 08:00$35

5K10/3/2026 08:00$25

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Common Questions About the Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run

Will I finish last at the Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 54:57, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:29:12, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run a good first 5K?

With 1,972 finishers there are runners at every pace, so you are never out on your own. 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 Pink Up The Pace 5K Walk/Run?

The 5K winner ran 16:44 while the median finisher took 54:57. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.