About the Pirate Nurse 5K
The course starts in front of the College of Nursing, winds through the Medical District and Health Science Campus, loops around a lake, and finishes back near where it began. It is a campus and medical district run, so expect paved paths and institutional surroundings rather than parks or trails.
The race has a kids' run alongside the main event, and the start area is in front of the college building. The race connects current nursing students, alumni, and sponsors, so the crowd around the finish tends to be more college community than general running public.
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Pirate Nurse 5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 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 Results · 2026
148finishers
18:12winner
34:49median
59:52cutoff
Top 3: Zach Fales (18:12) · Owen Newsome (18:56) · Whitney Pooler (20:23)
The Pirate Nurse 5K has been held every year since at least 2014. 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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
Kids' Run4/10/2027 08:45Free
5K4/10/2027 09:00$35
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