Sat, Dec 26, 2026
Duncannon, PA
The course heads out from the fire hall at Cumberland and High Street, climbs into the hillside outside town, then comes back down to finish where it started. There is real elevation here, not just a suggestion of it. Proceeds go to the local fire company and to student runners at Perry County schools.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
5 Miles · 2025 results
The Last Mile has been held every year since at least 2016. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5 Miles field finished slower than 43:14, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:01:52, 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 (73 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 5 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 5 Miles winner ran 32:28 while the median finisher took 43:14. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.