About the 2026 Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival 5k run and non competitive walk
The course runs through Shepherd during the Maple Syrup Festival, so the town is already busy with visitors when runners line up. The route is flat throughout, and the walk covers the same ground without any competitive pressure. A kids fun run starts just outside the track finish line and needs no registration.
Packet pickup is at the high school track complex the evening before and again on race morning before the start. Awards are handed out at the elementary gymnasium near the breakfast area and must be collected in person that day.
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Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival 5k run and non competitive walk 2026 Results
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.
5K Results · 2026
682finishers
15:48winner
34:31median
1:14:06cutoff
Top 3: Adam Sanchez (15:48) · Mason Cross (16:30) · Braxton Lamey (17:11)
The 2026 Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival 5k run and non competitive walk has been held every year since at least 2014. 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 Nov 12, 2026.
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