Sat, Jul 3, 2027

Stars & Strides 5K

Lake Butler, FL

Opens Feb 1, 2027Annual since at least 2026

About the Stars & Strides 5K

The course starts and finishes at Butler Lake, looping through downtown Lake Butler before coming back to the waterfront. It is a road race through the center of a small town, so expect flat streets, open sky, and neighbors watching from their yards. The whole thing has an Independence Day feel, put on by the local Rotary Club.

The finish line drops you back at the lake, which makes for a pleasant place to cool down after. The Rotary Club runs this one, so the post-race scene tends to be the kind of thing a small civic organization pulls off well: simple, organized, and genuinely local.

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Stars & Strides 5K 2026 Results

Going by the 2026 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.

5K Results · 2026

77finishers

16:54winner

46:21median

1:03:57cutoff

Top 3: Joshua Thompson (16:54) · Leonardo Canete (17:01) · Shane Fitzpatrick (21:29)

The Stars & Strides 5K has been held every year since at least 2026. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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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 Nov 12, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K7/3/2027 07:30$35

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Common Questions About the Stars & Strides 5K

Will I finish last at the Stars & Strides 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 46:21, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:03:57, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Stars & Strides 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (77 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 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Stars & Strides 5K?

The 5K winner ran 16:54 while the median finisher took 46:21. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.

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