Sat, Feb 20, 2027
Springfield, MO
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Running From Yeti is held in Springfield, and the organizer's copy leans hard into branded gear rather than describing the course or the start area. What is clear is that this is a themed race built around the Yeti concept, which tends to mean a winter or cold-weather atmosphere and a crowd that is there to have a good time as much as to race.
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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.
3.1 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Pavi Sanchez (17:44) · C. Gaddis (19:51) · Daniel Schubert (20:18)
13.1 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Landon Brixey (1:23:38) · Phoebe Engelbrecht (1:25:34) · Brant Schaffitzel (1:25:37)
6.2 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Tyler Ketcham (40:00) · Joel Meyer (43:58) · Gina Tompkins (43:59)
26.2 Miles · 2026 results
Top 3: Wyatt Bricker (3:10:36) · Sebastian Astran (3:17:46) · Sarah Schmidtke (3:29:45)
The Running From Yeti - Springfield, MO 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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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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 37:56, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:32:16, 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 304 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 17:44 while the median finisher took 37:56. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
