Sat, Jan 16, 2027
Johns Creek, GA
Entry is $25 now and rises to $35 after Sep 17, 2026, so registering before then saves $10.
The course stays entirely inside the park, rolling gently throughout. There are no serious climbs, but nothing is truly flat either, which is pretty typical for this part of Georgia. Water is available at self-serve stations along the way, though runners who want to keep moving without stopping might want to carry their own.
Everything runs out of the race site on race morning, with pickup opening well before the gun. There is no separate pre-race errand to run.
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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: Tyler Hoffman (17:58) · Megan Popp (18:02) · Alex Bigsby (18:35)
The Ugly Pajama 5K Run has been held every year since at least 2018. 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 10, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 35:48, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:04:26, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
A field of 203 is big enough that you will have company at your pace without feeling lost in a crowd. 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 17:58 while the median finisher took 35:48. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
