27Feb
Herd Hurdle Havoc Obstacle Course
Others, Running
- Distance
- Herd Hurdle Havoc Obstacle Course
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $5.00
Running with the Herd 5k
The Villages,
Florida,
United States
119 days left
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Date
27 Feb, 2027
Races
3 distances
Entry fee
$2.00 – $25.00
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Website
Official website
Running with the Herd 5k
About the event
Join us for our 9th annual Running with the Herd 5k where there is fun for all ages! Aside from our main event, we will host a "Stampede Sprint" 100 Meter race for participants 10 and under as well as a "Herd Hurdle Havoc" Obstacle Course for participants Ages 3-12.
All participants in the Stampede Sprint and Herd Hurdle Havoc Obstacle Course will receive a plastic participation medal.
Registered Runners in the 5k Race will receive a *T-shirt (*must register before January 26, 2026) and those who complete the race will receive a 2026 Finisher medal.
If you have a child running the 5k race and they are in 17 or younger, registration is $25. Adult registration is $35. Registration includes Finisher Medal and *T-Shirt (*ALL must register before January 26, 2026).
We will have awards in the 5k race for men overall, women overall and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each age group.
Packet Pickup
On Friday, February 20, 2026, we will have Packet Pickup at The Villages Charter Middle School Buffalo Ridge Campus (251 Buffalo Trail, The Villages, FL 32162) from 9:00am to 3:00pm. We will also have packet pickup starting at 6:30am on Saturday, the day of the race.
If you haven't registered yet or have friends/family who are looking to register, there will be registration available at packet pickup on Friday as well as Saturday morning from 7:00am to 7:45am. Acceptable forms of payment will be cash and credit card. If paying by cash, please have the exact amount as we may not be able to make change.
Races offered
27Feb
Running with the Herd 5k
Others, Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $25.00
27Feb
Stampede Sprint (100 Meter Kids Race)
Others, Running
- Distance
- 0.1K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $2.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for February in The Villages.
Temperature12.3° / 23.7°
Feels like10.7° / 22.3°
Sunshine hours9h 1m
Rainfall1.8 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.9 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity76.1%
Max UV indexModerate (3.6)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:05
Sunset19:16
About The Villages
Learn more about the host city, The Villages.
The Villages is an active retirement community in sunny Inland Florida. With about 115,000 residents as of 2015, it is still growing and new homes are being built across three Florida counties: Lake, Sumter and Marion.
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Video
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Running with the Herd 5k.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Catherine Sagal | — |
| 🥈 | Mandy Ostrom | — |
| 🥉 | Kathleen Banashak | — |
| 4 | Ed Leonard | — |
| 5 | Annette Hanopole | — |
| 6 | Penny Badolato | — |
| 7 | Sharon Moore | — |
| 8 | Holly Green | — |
| 9 | Diane DeNicola | — |
| 10 | Cheryl Schofield | — |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | E. DARIANO | 11:46.1 |
| 🥈 | R. Audette Jr | 43:25.6 |
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | TROY CLARK | 16:51.1 |
| 🥈 | DYLAN HASSETT | 17:24.9 |
| 🥉 | Albano Dos Reis | 17:34.1 |
| 4 | Michael Haynes | 17:35.2 |
| 5 | Tristan Fratello | 17:50.9 |
| 6 | Corey Cuppels | 17:56.9 |
| 7 | Brian Smith | 18:11 |
| 8 | Cody Thompson | 18:38.9 |
| 9 | NICHOLAS PERETTA | 18:41.3 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Fuller | 18:49.6 |
| 11 | MIKE DARIANO | 19:05.1 |
| 12 | Austin Westfall | 19:43.3 |
| 13 | Kelly Evans | 20:37.6 |
| 14 | Jason Blackman | 20:42.5 |
| 15 | Bradley Beck | 20:45.6 |
| 16 | C. Winters | 21:09.3 |
| 17 | Zachary Tucker | 21:15.4 |
| 18 | Randall Wise | 21:32.3 |
| 19 | Chuck Block | 21:46.6 |
| 20 | Andrew Martin | 21:53.9 |
| 21 | Miguel Santos | 21:55.2 |
| 22 | Chris Thompson | 22:01.7 |
| 23 | E. Hatcher | 22:16.2 |
| 24 | Stephanie Giammittorio | 22:27.1 |
| 25 | Jack Grahling | 22:30 |
| 26 | Donald Manning | 22:35.3 |
| 27 | Daniel Winters | 22:42 |
| 28 | David Gaisser | 22:44.4 |
| 29 | ERIK VENNESLAND | 22:52.1 |
| 30 | Kenneth Bienhoff | 23:01.6 |
| 31 | David Kurman | 23:01.9 |
| 32 | Thiago Onofre | 23:03.3 |
| 33 | Linda Ramsey | 23:05.8 |
| 34 | RAFAEL SEMIDEI | 23:09.2 |
| 35 | KARAN GAEKWAD | 23:12.5 |
| 36 | Bob Gannon | 23:16.6 |
| 37 | Jessica Bauer | 23:17.8 |
| 38 | Anonymous Anonymous | 23:27.1 |
| 39 | D. Probola | 23:29.8 |
| 40 | Michael Preslar | 23:31.8 |
| 41 | Christy Jergens | 23:33.6 |
| 42 | EMMABETH BOWMAN | 23:35.6 |
| 43 | Martin D'Esposito | 23:40 |
| 44 | Melissa Anthony | 23:45.5 |
| 45 | John Campbell | 23:46.1 |
| 46 | Brad Thorpe | 23:47.8 |
| 47 | Lou Soukup | 23:50 |
| 48 | RUDY CALLEN | 24:01.6 |
| 49 | Masha Pechenik | 24:06.1 |
| 50 | BILL SANDERS | 24:07.7 |
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