Mon, Mar 1, 2027

Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run

Liberty, NC

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

1 Mile5K

About the Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run

The course starts and finishes at Freedom Park, looping through the surrounding neighborhood on residential streets. The route is made up of left turns through quiet subdivisions, with one water stop along the way staffed by a local student group. The kids' run goes off first, with costumes encouraged, and the main race follows shortly after.

The park's lot is small, so overflow parking lines Butler Ave. Volunteer attendants direct traffic, and carpooling helps. Early packet pickup is available at several locations in the days before the race, including a local high school and a counseling center, with race-morning pickup and registration also on offer.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

5K · 2026 results

345finishers

16:16winner

49:10median

1:13:56cutoff

Top 3: Joseph McMasters-Thoma (16:16) · Robert Burton (16:51) · Blakely Frank (17:13)

The Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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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 Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

1 Mile3/13/2027 09:00$15

5K3/13/2027 09:30$25

5K3/1/2027 09:00$25

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Common Questions About the Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run

Will I finish last at the Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 49:10, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:13:56, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run a good first 5K?

A field of 345 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Run with Lily 5K & Kids Superhero Run?

The 5K winner ran 16:16 while the median finisher took 49:10. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.