The course runs flat through Maple Valley, smooth underfoot and well-marked throughout. The surroundings are quiet and natural, the kind of terrain that makes it easy to settle into a rhythm early and hold it. Volunteers are posted along the route, and the signage is clear enough that you are never guessing which way to go.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
Top 3: Kathryn Merrill (22:29) · Matthew Booth (23:01) · James Frederick (23:21)
Top 3: Joel Nealon (1:17:23) · Kent Thompson (1:29:55) · Katia Hensley (1:33:29)
The Run for the Gnomes Half Marathon & 5K 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 10K 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 Nov 12, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 10K field finished slower than 37:33, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:06:03, 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 (138 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 10K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 10K winner ran 22:29 while the median finisher took 37:33. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
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