Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Media, PA
The course runs a single clockwise loop through a large state park, starting near one of the park pavilions. It is genuinely hilly, with short steep climbs and rocky, root-laced descents between them. Smooth stretches of single-track offer brief relief before the terrain turns technical again. The route passes a historic mansion and climbs to the top of a hill before dropping back down along the creek.
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Going by the 2024 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
Top 3: Nicholas Geigle (1:49:23) · Avery Lederer (1:53:06) · Stephen Tucker (1:59:32)
The Ridley Creek State Park 25K 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 Oct 22, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 25K field finished slower than 2:50:42, and the last recorded finisher came in around 3:57:16, 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 (123 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 25K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 25K winner ran 1:49:23 while the median finisher took 2:50:42. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
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