About the Grateful Gallop 5K
The course starts on Greenwood Drive and follows a bike path through Hunter Farm, keeping things flat the whole way. It runs as a Thanksgiving morning race, and a donation box at the start collects non-perishable food and toiletries for the local community food pantry.
Packet pickup runs through the days leading up to race morning at the Grove City Area Federal Credit Union. Parking is in a college lot nearby, and an awards ceremony follows shortly after the race wraps up.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
293finishers
17:01winner
31:05median
1:01:38cutoff
Top 3: Andrew Maxwell (17:01) · Andrew Gildersleeve (18:21) · Adam Stillwaggon (18:44)
The Grateful Gallop 5K has been held every year since at least 2017. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Sep 26, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K11/26/2026 09:00$25
5K11/26/2026 07:00$25
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