About the Second Annual Beat Beethoven 5k
The course runs through Wright Park, a tree-lined urban park in Tacoma. The draw here is the soundtrack: a Beethoven symphony plays as you run, and the goal is to finish before the music ends. It is a genuine constraint, not just a theme, so the music shapes how the morning feels from the first step.
Packet pickup and same-day registration both happen at the park before the start, with awards following shortly after the finish. The whole event wraps up within a couple of hours, so it is a compact morning.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
141finishers
17:08winner
30:12median
1:12:52cutoff
Top 3: Isaac Lopez (17:08) · Gonzalo Lopez (20:14) · Benjamin Wedeking (20:34)
The Second Annual Beat Beethoven 5k has been held every year since at least 2025. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
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