Sat, Oct 10, 2026
Virginia Beach, VA
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The Race at the Cape runs along the Virginia Beach waterfront, with separate shorter and longer distance options that can be combined into a back-to-back challenge for those who want to run both. The course is flat and coastal, the kind of terrain where the scenery does the work and the ocean keeps you company the whole way.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a decent-sized field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: N. Piekney (4:42) · A. Edwards (4:49) · T. Buppert (4:57)
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: William Rainey Johnson (17:25) · Matthew Fiano (18:28) · Canaan Stowe (19:19)
The Race at the Cape has been held every year since at least 2024. 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 1 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 1 Miles field finished slower than 8:24, and the last recorded finisher came in around 20:21, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 356 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 1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 1 Miles winner ran 4:42 while the median finisher took 8:24. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
