Sun, Dec 6, 2026
Cortland, NY
The course runs out and back through neighborhood streets near a hospital, starting and finishing in the hospital parking lot. It is paved throughout, without much elevation to worry about, so the route suits anyone who wants to move at pace without terrain getting in the way.
Registration opens in the morning before the start, handled right there in the parking lot, so you can arrive, get checked in, and be ready without much lead time.
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Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
Top 3: Christopher LaSala (20:34) · Sabrina Noldy (23:44) · Jacob Stone (24:44)
The Gingerbread 5k has been held every year since at least 2025. 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 30:27, and the last recorded finisher came in around 54:20, 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 (28 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 20:34 while the median finisher took 30:27. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
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