Huntertown Heritage Days 5K

Welcome to the 6th Annual Huntertown Heritage Days 5K, part of the Huntertown Heritage Days Festival! The Huntertown Heritage Days Festival was established in 1999 and will take place this year from Thursday, July 29th to Sunday, August 1st. This race helps support the Huntertown Heritage Days Festival and all the events the community has come to know and love.

Race Information

Race day is Saturday, July 31st, and the race will begin promptly at 8:00AM. The event will be held rain or shine. The start and finish line will be in front of Huntertown Elementary School. Registration is online only and will close Thursday, July 29th at 11:59PM. There will be no race day registration. All participants that are registered before July 16th will receive a t-shirt. There will be no registrations accepted after Thursday, July 29th at 11:59PM.

Packet Pick-Up

Packet pick-up will be on race day morning at Huntertown Elementary School. Our table will be located on the west side of the elementary school near the Huntertown Fire Department:

• Saturday, July 31st (6:30AM-7:45AM)

Packet pick-up will close promptly at 7:45AM. Please give yourself enough time to pick-up your things and get to the start line. We would recommend arriving by 7:15AM. Please note, there will be no day of race registration available.

Parking

Parking will be available at Huntertown Elementary School. Please select the Parking tab above to view a map for race morning parking.

Race Day Schedule

• 6:30AM Packet Pick-Up Begins
• 7:45AM Packet Pick-Up Ends
• 8:00AM Start of Race
• 9:00AM Course Closes
• 9:00AM Awards Ceremony

Course

The course will be a flat and fast loop around Huntertown. The course will start and finish in front of Huntertown Elementary. Runners and walkers will proceed north on Lima Road for approximately a mile. At that point, you will turn left onto Shoaff Road. Runners and walkers will continue on Shoaff Road for a little more than a half-mile before turning left onto Malcolm Road. Malcolm Road will turn into Hunter Road around the two and a quarter-mile mark. Runners and walkers will then follow Hunter Road until the three mile mark when you will turn right back onto Lima Road. At that point, you will see the finish line approximately 200 meters away. Please select the Course Map tab above to view our official Strava course map.

Results

Results will be posted on the website as soon as they are available. Timing will be done by DRS Timing, LLC.

Awards

There will be an award for the first overall male and female finisher, and there will be medals awarded to the top three in each age group. The age group divisions will be as follows for both male and female:

• 14 & Under
• 15-19
• 20-29
• 30-39
• 40-49
• 50-59
• 60-69
• 70 & Older

Course Record Bonus

Just like in previous years, we will be offering a $100.00 bonus to the male or female race winner that breaks the current course record. Thanks to fantastic weather and some superb athletes, our course records are now quite impressive.

• Male: Connor Quinn - 15:05.6 (2025)
• Female: Annaka Rudolph - 18:02.1 (2025)

Top Performances

For those with a competitive spirit, here are the top ten male and female performances on our course since the race began in 2022. It will take a good effort and some solid fitness to crack our top ten!

Men

1. Connor Quinn - 15:05.6 (2025)
2. Harrison Niswander - 15:13.1 (2026)
3. Sam Hardy - 15:17.0 (2025)
4. Drew Davis - 15:35.9 (2025)
5. Robert Lohman - 15:49.9 (2025)
6. Robert Lohman - 16:10.5 (2024)
7. Kent Yoder - 16:10.7 (2025)
8. Liam Row - 16:14.9 (2022)
9. Mike Cole - 16:40.4 (2022)
10. Isaiah Heuer - 16:43.0 (2025)

Women

1. Annaka Rudolph - 18:02.1 (2025)
2. Annaka Rudolph - 18:38.1 (2024)
3. Bailey Beery - 18:40.2 (2025)
4. Riley Tate - 18:43.2 (2026)
5. Alayna Bruckner - 19:00.6 (2026)
6. Alex Ebetino - 19:15.0 (2024)
7. Mercedes Sarver - 19:28.4 (2025)
8. Alivia Bruckner - 19:37.1 (2025)
9. Alivia Bruckner - 20:00.3 (2026)
10. Cate Sunderlin - 20:09.0 (2025)

Post-Race

Water and snacks will be provided after the race. Make sure to drink lots of water before and after the event! Afterwards, stay for the Huntertown Heritage Days Festival. Check out the Facebook page for a full schedule of events.

• Article on 20th Anniversary of Huntertown Heritage Days Festival (2019)
• Article on 25th Anniversary of Huntertown Heritage Days Festival (2024)