About the YMCA Autumn Dash 5K
The course starts and finishes at the YMCA, looping out onto township roads before passing through a senior living campus and a community park. The surroundings are quiet and residential, with no significant climbing. Traffic control is posted along the route, so you are not navigating around cars.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at the YMCA, with a second window on race morning before the start. Parking is available at the YMCA itself and on nearby streets, though the main lot closes briefly around race time. A first aid tent is set up on site.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K · 2025 results
135finishers
19:20winner
34:49median
1:01:04cutoff
Top 3: Jacob Thomas (19:20) · William Jones (21:00) · William Graves (21:03)
The YMCA Autumn Dash 5K has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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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