Sun, Sep 20, 2026

Spoonbread Festival 5K

Berea, KY

Registration openAnnual since at least 2022

5K1 Mile

Entry is $25 now and rises to $30 after Jul 31, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Spoonbread Festival 5K

The course runs on paved city trail through Berea, and the terrain stays flat the whole way. It is a road race in the truest sense, smooth underfoot with no real surprises. The race is tied to the town's Spoonbread Festival, so the morning has a local-celebration feel rather than just a starting gun and a clock.

Packet pickup happens race morning in the parking lot of a folk center, so there is no separate trip the day before. Plan to arrive with enough time to sort your bib before the start.

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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.

3.1 Miles · 2025 results

98finishers

16:56winner

35:27median

59:06cutoff

Top 3: Raymond McKinney (16:56) · Sully Long (18:37) · Chuck Crabb (20:07)

The Spoonbread Festival 5K has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

Where Would You Finish?

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Median

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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

3.1 Miles9/20/2026 09:00$25

1 Mile9/20/2026 09:02$25

3.1 Miles9/20/2026 00:00$30

Race Volunteer9/20/2026 07:30Free

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Common Questions About the Spoonbread Festival 5K

Will I finish last at the Spoonbread Festival 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 35:27, and the last recorded finisher came in around 59:06, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Spoonbread Festival 5K a good first 3.1 Miles?

It is a small race (98 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.

How competitive is the Spoonbread Festival 5K?

The 3.1 Miles winner ran 16:56 while the median finisher took 35:27. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.