Fastest 5Ks in Minnesota
The Minnesota 5Ks where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 128:20median finish
- 228:23median finish
- 328:40median finish
- 428:46median finish
- 529:08median finish
- 629:29median finish
- 729:52median finish
- 830:00median finish
- 930:03median finish
- 1030:13median finish
- 1130:15median finish
- 1230:17median finish
- 1330:20median finish
- 1430:41median finish
- 1530:44median finish
- 16Cobber 5k and Niblet Kids' MileMoorhead394 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 10, 2026 46°F race morning30:46median finish
- 1730:46median finish
- 1830:47median finish
- 1931:10median finish
- 2031:26median finish
- 2131:31median finish
- 2231:37median finish
- 2331:45median finish
- 2431:47median finish
- 2531:47median finish
The top 25 of 101 ranked 5Ks in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is the fastest 5K in Minnesota?
By the results we track, Red Beard Run in Spicer: its median finisher runs 28:20, 9:07 per mile, over its last 3 years. Next is Sinclair Lewis Days at 28:23.
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.