Blueberry Hill 5K & Newberry Fun Run
About this race
Come out on Saturday, August 8th for our Third Annual 5K and Fun Run at the Blueberry Festival in Montrose, PA! Work up an appetite on the race course, and then have some blueberry pancakes at our breakfast tent! We have family friendly events happening all day on the Village Green in Montrose, PA. If you're feeling extra competitive, sign up for our pie-eating contest Saturday afternoon! All proceeds from the Blueberry Festival (and 5K/Fun Run) benefit the Susquehanna Historical Society & Free Library Association.
The race will be run through the streets of quaint and picturesque Montrose. The 5K is a timed race, while the Fun Run is not.
5K AWARDS
Medals will be given to the top 3 male finishers and top 3 female finishers of the 5K in each age group:
12 & Under, 13-18, 19-30, 31-49, 50+
Cash prizes will be given to the top three overall Male and Female finishers as follows:
1st overall Male/Female - $100
2nd overall Male/Female - $75
3rd overall Male/Female - $50
There is a school award category being offered at this race that involves school athletic programs. If you are a school student, parent or immediate family member of a student, alumni, current or retired school employee, then you are eligible to race for your school. When signing up for the race, runners must identify what school they are affiliated with on the t-shirt size selection page. Scoring will be done the same as high school team cross country races: the top five males and top five females times of each school district will be used. Cash awards will be given to the three top scoring schools for both males and females and an additional cash award will be given to the school that registers the most overall participants. A check will be made out to the running program of each school receiving an award.
Cash awards for both Male and Female scores are as follows; 1st place school - $500 2nd place school - $300 3rd place school - $100 School with the most overall participants - $100If you want to support the athletic department of a School District, please identify the school district when asked. It's a great way to show your school spirit!
All runners who pre-register by July 19th will receive an event T-shirt.
*Those registering after that date may receive a T-shirt if available. All participants for the 5K and the Fun Run must sign a waiver.
Stay for the BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL!!!!!
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Blueberry Hill 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Montrose, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 8:13 PM local time (EDT) in Montrose on August 8, 2026 — 14h 08m of daylight.
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2026 results — Blueberry Hill 5K & Newberry Fun Run
Blueberry Hill 5K · 131 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Beach | 17:16 | 5:33 /mi |
| 1 | Anna Pucilowski | 17:46 | 5:43 /mi |
| 2 | Kent Upham | 17:37 | 5:40 /mi |
| 2 | Carissa Flynn | 19:04 | 6:08 /mi |
| 3 | Evan Beamer | 18:23 | 5:55 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Montrose 5K Races 4 races
- Montrose Running Calendar 2026 4 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Montrose events
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