Sun, Aug 8, 2027
Rochester, MN
The Summer Sizzler runs early in the morning, before the heat has a chance to settle in. Results and age group awards are posted at the registration tent as finishers come in, so you do not have to wait around long to see where you landed.
Packet pickup is available the evening before at a local running store, with race-morning pickup opening well before the start. A kids dash runs just before the main event, drawing families to the start area.
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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.
Top 3: Christian McCutcheon (16:55) · Curt Sauve (25:19) · Carrie Schneider (25:38)
Top 3: Aidan Feda (58:50) · Jack Bergerson (1:03:57) · Alex Chapman (1:15:24)
Top 3: Peter Meyers (59:11) · Katie Rodgers (1:00:05) · Laken Wagner (1:01:12)
The Summer Sizzler- Rochester 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.
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 Oct 25, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 34:08, and the last recorded finisher came in around 43:52, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (33 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.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 16:55 while the median finisher took 34:08. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
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