Sat, Oct 3, 2026
Bryn Mawr, PA
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The course leaves the Hill Top Prep campus and winds through the surrounding neighborhood streets before looping back to finish where it started. The name is earned: the terrain rolls, and there are real hills to work through. It is not a flat course, but nothing on it is unreasonable.
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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.
5K · 2025 results
Top 3: Carter Young (23:13) · Aidan McGrath (23:21) · Vincent DeAngelo (23:31)
The Thrill on the Hill has been held every year since at least 2015. 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 5K field finished slower than 32:49, and the last recorded finisher came in around 46:00, 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 (54 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 23:13 while the median finisher took 32:49. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
