Sat, Oct 3, 2026

Shawnee Sasquatch 5K

Harrisburg, IL

Registration openAnnual since at least 2024

About the Shawnee Sasquatch 5K

The course starts and finishes on Main Street in downtown Harrisburg, near a new mural. From there it heads north, cuts east on Locust Street, then drops onto the Tunnel Hill State Trail, a paved bike path. After a stretch on the trail it loops back to Main Street and runs north to the finish. The route is mostly flat city streets with a short section of trail.

Packet pickup runs at Harrisburg City Hall in the days before the race, with morning-of pickup available as well. The start area is at a mural location on Main Street, across from the Harrisburg Courtyard.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 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.

· 2025 results

193finishers

18:58winner

36:04median

1:19:29cutoff

Top 3: Sykes Thompson (18:58) · Race Black (19:11) · Matthew Phipps (20:15)

The Shawnee Sasquatch 5K 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.

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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

5K10/3/2026 10:00$30

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Common Questions About the Shawnee Sasquatch 5K

Will I finish last at the Shawnee Sasquatch 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the race field finished slower than 36:04, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:19:29, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Shawnee Sasquatch 5K a good first race?

It is a small race (193 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 race, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Shawnee Sasquatch 5K?

The race winner ran 18:58 while the median finisher took 36:04. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.