Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Ottawa, OH
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The Putnam County Running Series links three separate races across the county into a single cumulative competition. Each race is its own local event tied to a community festival or fundraiser, so the series pulls you into corners of the county you might not otherwise run through. Series placing is decided by adding your times across all three races, with awards for the top overall and top masters finishers.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
4 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Julian Avery (23:50) · Mike Knott (24:11) · Caleb Stechschulte (24:18)
The Putnam County Running Series has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 4 Miles results.
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 4 Miles field finished slower than 35:48, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:28:51, 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 (121 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 4 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 4 Miles winner ran 23:50 while the median finisher took 35:48. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
