Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Saint Albans, WV
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The course runs through a loop in Saint Albans, starting and finishing at the local fire station. It is flat the whole way, which makes it a course where you can run an honest effort without much to account for. A walk option shares the same route.
The fire station doubles as the start and finish area, and free parking is right there. No hunting for a spot or shuttling in from somewhere else, just park and go.
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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.
2 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Andrew Harpold (30:21) · Anne Giersch (30:23) · Abigail Lacy (31:38)
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Robin Radcliff (23:24) · Bayley Fields (28:09) · Jeff Clay (28:38)
The Race Against Hunger has been held every year since at least 2024. 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 2 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 Sep 10, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 2 Miles field finished slower than 39:49, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:08:28, 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 (40 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 2 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 2 Miles winner ran 30:21 while the median finisher took 39:49. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
