Sun, Oct 25, 2026

Playmakers Ghostly Gallop

Saint Johns, MI

Registration openAnnual since at least 2023

5K800m1 Mile

Entry is $40 now and rises to $45 after Jul 31, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Playmakers Ghostly Gallop

The course runs through a working cider mill farm, looping around apple orchards on grass and dirt. It is fully off-road, so expect soft ground underfoot and open views across the orchard rows. The atmosphere is more harvest festival than road race, with the mill's other attractions running all around you.

Cider and donuts are at the finish. After that, the property stays open with a taproom, a corn maze, tractor rides, and food trucks, so there is plenty of reason to linger once you are done running.

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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

379finishers

17:43winner

36:59median

1:12:20cutoff

Top 3: Julian Edwards (17:43) · Zachary Becker (18:19) · Isaiah Morrow (19:50)

1 Miles · 2025 results

26finishers

6:24winner

9:44median

13:22cutoff

Top 3: H. Griffin (6:24) · K. Koenigsknecht (7:01) · R. Gregor (7:08)

The Playmakers Ghostly Gallop has been held every year since at least 2023. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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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

5K10/25/2026 11:00$40

800m10/25/2026 12:00Free

1 Mile10/25/2026 12:15Free

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Common Questions About the Playmakers Ghostly Gallop

Will I finish last at the Playmakers Ghostly Gallop?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 36:59, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:12:20, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Playmakers Ghostly Gallop a good first 5K?

A field of 379 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 Playmakers Ghostly Gallop?

The 5K winner ran 17:43 while the median finisher took 36:59. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.