Wed, Nov 25, 2026
Morehead City, NC
This is a middle school event, open only to students at the school hosting it. Runners choose between a longer run or a shorter run and walk option. The entry ask is simple: bring canned goods for a local food pantry. It is a pre-holiday tradition tied directly to the school community rather than the broader racing calendar.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Campbell Drew (10:08) · Carey Dement (10:10) · Jack Steidl (10:13)
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Kellen Knight (21:37) · Noah Howell (22:20) · Bowen Honeycutt (22:52)
The Minutemen Muster Trot 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.
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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 1 Miles field finished slower than 18:39, and the last recorded finisher came in around 55:17, 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 (76 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 1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 1 Miles winner ran 10:08 while the median finisher took 18:39. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
