Sat, Apr 10, 2027

Wise Villa Wine Run 5K

Lincoln, CA

Registration openAnnual since at least 2021

Entry is $50 now and rises to $55 after Jan 16, 2027, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Wise Villa Wine Run 5K

The course starts and finishes at Wise Villa Winery, looping around the estate through vineyard terrain. Expect real hills and uneven ground underfoot, so it is not a PR course. The surroundings are the draw: you are running through a working winery with views across the property and the hills beyond it. Wine pours at the finish are part of the deal, and the full restaurant stays open afterward.

Packet pickup runs the two evenings before the race at the winery, and picking up early also gets you a discount on bottle purchases. Race-morning pickup opens about an hour before your wave. Parking at the winery is tight, so carpooling helps, and arriving a little early gives you the best shot at a spot.

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Finish-Time Stats

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

178finishers

26:27winner

56:52median

1:29:32cutoff

Top 3: Cameron Law (26:27) · Jason Berwick (29:07) · Rachael Greuber (30:39)

The Wise Villa Wine Run 5K has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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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 22, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

5K4/10/2027 09:00$50

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Common Questions About the Wise Villa Wine Run 5K

Will I finish last at the Wise Villa Wine Run 5K?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 56:52, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:29:32, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Wise Villa Wine Run 5K a good first 5K?

It is a small race (178 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.

How competitive is the Wise Villa Wine Run 5K?

The 5K winner ran 26:27 while the median finisher took 56:52. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.