Sat, Mar 13, 2027
Washington, NC
The course runs through downtown Washington and into Washington Park, staying on roads the whole way. It is flat, which makes sense for an event that continues well past the finish line. There are age group and costume awards, and the pub crawl afterward visits local breweries and bars, with discounts at several stops along the way.
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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.
5K · 2026 results
Top 3: Brian Roddewig (18:31) · Blake Wainwright (18:59) · Joaquín Mendoza (19:09)
The 6th Annual St Patrick’s Day 5K and Pub Crawl is in its 6th year.
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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.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 36:10, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:01:19, 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 397 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5K winner ran 18:31 while the median finisher took 36:10. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
