Sat, May 8, 2027
Harrisburg, MO
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The course runs through Harrisburg and benefits the school music programs, so there is a clear local purpose behind it. The pace of the field tends to be mixed, and the atmosphere reflects that: this is a neighborhood morning out as much as a race.
Packet pickup runs before the start, and the finish area connects directly to a spring vendor event at the Lion's Club, where food trucks and shopping are set up. If you want to stick around after, there is plenty of reason to.
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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.
5K · 2026 results
Top 3: Unknown Unknown (21:02) · Unknown Unknown (22:57) · Unknown Unknown (23:22)
The Heartbeat 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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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 22, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 44:17, and the last recorded finisher came in around 58:15, 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 (104 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.
The 5K winner ran 21:02 while the median finisher took 44:17. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.