Sat, Sep 25, 2027
Bowling Green, KY
This is a chip-timed road race in Bowling Green that raises money for research into TFP, a rare metabolic disorder that affects how the body produces energy at the cellular level. Every dollar from entry fees goes directly to research at a children's hospital in Pittsburgh. A kids run goes off just before the main race, and age group awards cover a wide spread of divisions.
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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: John Cook (17:02) · Aaron Dickens (17:44) · Jonathan Coleman (18:26)
The Sawyer's Race for Research 5K has been held every year since at least 2023. 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 3.1 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 Oct 25, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 26:59, and the last recorded finisher came in around 49:26, 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 (73 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 17:02 while the median finisher took 26:59. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
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