Persimmon Festival 5k
About this race
Part of the 78th Mitchell Persimmon Festival going on September 22-28, 2025! This historic 5k is part of the Mag7 race series.
Lots of awards in this event with 3 places given in 5 year increments in the 5k run as well as top 5 M/F in the walk and top 3 M/F in the free kids 1M event.
Pick your distance
Running
Persimmon Fest 5K Run
Persimmon Fest 1 Mile kids run
This 1 mile kids run is for those kids in 5th grade or below and will be a free event following the 5k. There is an optional t-shirt you can purchase for $10.
Walking
Persimmon Fest 5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mitchell, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 7:36 PM local time (EDT) in Mitchell on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Persimmon Festival 5k
321 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Persimmon Fest 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JESSE PAGE | 16:49 | 5:24 /mi |
| 2 | INOCENTE MOYAO | 17:01 | 5:28 /mi |
| 3 | DANIELLE GARRISON | 17:05 | 5:30 /mi |
| 4 | ANTHONY BARATTA | 19:11 | 6:10 /mi |
| 5 | NICK TYREE | 19:14 | 6:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Mitchell
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Orange County Homegrown 5k
Camp Challenge 5k Trail Run
Becky's Place Run For Hope
The First Step 5K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Mitchell
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Mitchell Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Mitchell events
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