Fastest 5Ks in Alabama
The Alabama 5Ks where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 129:33median finish
- 230:19median finish
- 331:00median finish
- 431:08median finish
- 5Beat Bama Food Drive's 5K & 1 Mile Fun RunAuburn University501 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Nov 1, 202631:42median finish
- 631:46median finish
- 732:01median finish
- 832:11median finish
- 932:12median finish
- 10PGB 5K ALOHA Run - HuntsvilleHuntsville250 finishers over 2 yearsNext: Oct 2, 2027 65°F race morning32:13median finish
- 11Active Auburn Jingle Jog 5k and Santa Stroll Fun RunAuburn301 finishers over 2 yearsNext: Dec 5, 202632:14median finish
- 12THE F5 Half Marathon, 5K & 1 MileHuntsville355 finishers over 2 yearsLast run Sep 26, 2026 65°F race morning32:14median finish
- 1332:16median finish
- 1432:16median finish
- 1532:17median finish
- 1632:30median finish
- 1732:53median finish
- 18Pell City Rotary Club Jingle Bell 5K, 10K & Fun Run/WalkPell City298 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Dec 12, 202632:53median finish
- 1932:57median finish
- 2033:02median finish
- 21Helping Hands Half Marathon / 5KMuscle Shoals482 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 24, 2026 58°F race morning33:05median finish
- 2233:05median finish
- 2333:08median finish
- 2433:12median finish
- 2533:12median finish
The top 25 of 75 ranked 5Ks in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is the fastest 5K in Alabama?
By the results we track, The Homewood First Responders 5K & Fun Run in Homewood: its median finisher runs 29:33, 9:31 per mile, over its last 3 years. Next is Meadow Brook Run at 30:19.
How are the races ranked?
By the median finish time of each race's last three years of results: the time half its finishers beat. A race needs at least 200 finishers to be ranked. It reflects the course, the usual weather and who enters: races that draw serious runners rank high.
Which 5K is best for a personal record?
Look for a flat course, a cool race morning and a field near your pace, so you have people to run with. The races here are where finishers run fastest; check each one's course and weather, shown in its listing.