Held Sun, Sep 20, 2026
Wheatland, CA
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The course runs through Bishop's Pumpkin Farm, so expect dirt paths and open farm grounds rather than pavement. It benefits the Child Abuse Prevention Center, which draws a crowd that takes the cause seriously even if the setting is unhurried. Pumpkins are everywhere, and the farm gives the whole morning an unusual backdrop.
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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.
1 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Leon Flesher (16:44) · Alexander Szymanowski (17:23) · Connor Wood (17:38)
The Run Your Gourd Off! 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 Sep 21, 2026.
Almost certainly not. Half the 1 Miles field finished slower than 38:51, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:12:15, 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 252 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 16:44 while the median finisher took 38:51. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.