About the Publix Woodstock 5K
The course begins outside Anniston High School and winds through the historic neighborhoods surrounding it. It is USATF certified, which draws competitive runners alongside those out for a solid morning effort. A course record that has stood for well over a decade still has cash on the line for anyone who can crack it, so the front of the field tends to mean business.
Packet pickup runs the afternoon before at Kilby House, a building in the middle of the high school campus, and the organizers strongly recommend using it. Race morning pickup is available but can back up quickly. After the finish, there are food trucks and post-race snacks in the courtyard just to the left of Kilby House, and awards are split between the auditorium and the courtyard.
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Publix Woodstock 5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 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 Results · 2026
723finishers
14:51winner
32:55median
1:14:02cutoff
Top 3: Frank Kipruto (14:51) · Shadrack Kipkurgat (15:14) · Dakota Frank (15:22)
1K Results · 2026
56finishers
4:47winner
6:32median
13:27cutoff
Top 3: G. Hock (4:47) · O. Burton (4:52) · A. Baker (5:02)
The Publix Woodstock 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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
3.1 Miles8/7/2027 07:30$35
1K8/7/2027 09:00$20
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