Fastest 5Ks in New Hampshire
The New Hampshire 5Ks where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 130:15median finish
- 2The Great Gingerbread Run Run As Fast As You can 5k! (12/20 @10am)Concord299 finishers over 2 yearsNext: Dec 20, 202630:32median finish
- 331:39median finish
- 432:16median finish
- 532:32median finish
- 632:40median finish
- 732:45median finish
- 832:48median finish
- 9New Year's Day Peanut Butter Chip Chase 5K Walk/RunTemple367 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Jan 1, 202732:48median finish
- 1033:12median finish
- 1133:55median finish
- 1234:10median finish
- 1336:31median finish
- 1437:03median finish
- 1537:04median finish
- 1638:00median finish
- 1738:19median finish
- 18Gourdy's Pumpkin Run: ManchesterManchester3,125 finishers over 1 yearLast run Oct 3, 2026 51°F race morning40:40median finish
- 1910th Annual Howl-O-Ween 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Animal Rescue League of NHManchester1,039 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Oct 16, 202746:38median finish
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Common questions
What is the fastest 5K in New Hampshire?
By the results we track, Stratham 5K in Stratham: its median finisher runs 30:15, 9:44 per mile, over its last 3 years. Next is The Great Gingerbread Run Run As Fast As You can 5k! (12/20 @10am) at 30:32.
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.