2025 - Smile-A-Mile (Sam) 5K
2025 distances
Running
SAM 5K
Chip timing will be included for all participants and finisher medals will be given to all who complete the in-person 5K. Awards given to 1st place finishers by age group
SAM Virtual 5K / Sleep-In
Our virtual 5K allows you to run, walk or stroll wherever you prefer or sleep-in while still supporting Smile-A-Mile! All virtual participants' packets will be shipped automatically beginning the week of the run.
SAM 1M Fun Run
Fun Run start time will be 9:00 AM. Finisher medals will be given to all who complete the Fun Run.
SAM Virtual 5K - Huntsville
*New for 2025* There will be an organized run in Huntsville on the same day as the 5K in Birmingham! - 10:30 AM - 5K at John Hunt Park - Immediately following - packet pickup & after party at Back Forty Beer Co. where participants will receive a 10% discount - Participants will receive a run bag with a shirt and a finisher medal
Race-day weather
Conditions on August 23, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets at 7:23 PM local time (CDT) in Birmingham on August 23, 2025 — 13h 08m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Smile-A-Mile (Sam) 5K
321 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the SAM 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy McDonough | 15:53 | 5:07 /mi |
| 2 | Chris Porter | 18:30 | 5:57 /mi |
| 3 | DeAndre Whatley | 18:36 | 5:59 /mi |
| 4 | Ethan Bagwell | 19:07 | 6:09 /mi |
| 5 | Benton Parrish | 19:27 | 6:16 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 55 Birmingham events
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