Sat, Jul 31, 2027
Ridgefield, CT
Entry is $35 now and rises to $45 after Apr 5, 2027, so registering before then saves $10.
This is an evening race in Ridgefield that has been running long enough to become a summer fixture. The course is a 5K, and the draw afterward is literal: margaritas from Southwest Cafe wait at the finish. The race benefits Ability Beyond, a local nonprofit with residential programs in town, so the cause has genuine roots in the community where you are running.
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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.
Top 3: Soheib Dissa (14:43) · Ryan Monohan (15:42) · Charlie Cavanagh (16:22)
The Southwest Cafe Margarita 5K has been held every year since at least 2015. 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 Nov 12, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 30:39, and the last recorded finisher came in around 59:14, 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 437 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 14:43 while the median finisher took 30:39. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
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