The race runs along the Coyote Creek trail in costume, which gives it a character you do not find at most trail races. The path is a well-traveled corridor, so the surface is consistent underfoot, and the out-and-back shape means you see other runners coming and going. Costumes range from serious to absurd, and prizes go to the best ones.
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Going by the 2025 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.
Top 3: Matt McDonough (17:41) · Rai Rangel Arroyo (19:30) · Romain Nguyen (19:33)
Top 3: Eric Wyler (1:18:55) · Walter Goodwin (1:23:47) · Miklos Zoller (1:25:33)
Top 3: Andrew Wilkey (34:29) · Eugene Wong (37:06) · Andrew Latham (39:05)
Top 3: Robin Feng (2:59:51) · Kirk Nichols (3:15:20) · Spencer Fluetsch (3:20:07)
The ZombieRunner Halloween (Sold Out!) 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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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 Oct 25, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 38:14, and the last recorded finisher came in around 2:39:25, 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 (166 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 17:41 while the median finisher took 38:14. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.
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