About the Run the Creek 5K & Family Fun Run
The route rolls through the Highland Creek neighborhood with enough hills to keep you honest throughout, then opens up to a flat, quick finish. The race benefits local public schools in the area, so the crowd around the start tends to include a lot of families with kids.
Packet pickup runs on the two evenings before race day at a local running store and then at a neighborhood sports club, with a morning-of option at the start area, which is an elementary school. Parking is at a middle school on the same campus, with overflow at a nearby golf course. After you finish, there are mimosa flights and bagel sandwiches at the post-race gathering.
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Run the Creek 5K & Family Fun Run 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly 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
204finishers
16:08winner
32:57median
1:03:40cutoff
Top 3: Jordan Schilit (16:08) · Michael Dee (17:56) · Rafael Ramos dos santos (19:14)
The Run the Creek 5K & Family Fun Run 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.
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
1 Mile2/27/2027 08:30$12
3.1 Miles2/27/2027 09:00$30
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