Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Burrton, KS
The course runs on trails at a campus outside of Burrton. The setting is open and rural, and the trails suit runners who want something off the pavement without committing to aggressive terrain. Age group and personal-record awards are both on the table, so there is a real reason to race it even if you are not chasing a podium spot.
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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: John Murphy III (17:50) · Louis Pegon (18:44) · Isaac Jones (21:35)
The Pressing On Trail Race 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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 37:43, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:09:50, 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 (64 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 17:50 while the median finisher took 37:43. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.