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Buffalo 5K races

5K Races in Buffalo, New York

7 upcoming 5K races in Buffalo, listed by date with entry fees from race registration.

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upcoming 5K races

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5K results in New York

From 701 5K races with official results in the last two years, 165,939 finishers in all. Buffalo has too few scored 5K races for its own numbers, so these cover all of New York.

Typical 5K times by age and gender

33:56
typical finish
10:55 /mi
typical pace
134
finishers in a typical race
36:56
women, typical finish
30:25
men, typical finish
under 24:38
the fastest tenth

Entry for upcoming 5K races in New York usually runs from $29 to $40, with a typical fee of $30 before processing fees.

Typical times are the middle finisher across these races, weighted by field size. School meets, stair climbs, and results with timing errors are left out.

Fastest 5K races in New York

  1. 1Empire State Half Marathon & 5kCongers · median 24:16 · 112 finishers in 2025
  2. 2PPTC Al Goldstein Speed Series 5KsBrooklyn · median 25:13 · 775 finishers in 2026
  3. 3The Charlie Goldberger Loucks 5K Presented by The Loucks Games and The White Plains RotaryWhite Plains · median 25:28 · 144 finishers in 2026
  4. 4Run Our River 5K Series presented by fairlifeRochester · median 25:46 · 93 finishers in 2026
  5. 5Lansing Lighthouse 5K & 1 Mile RunLansing · median 26:08 · 284 finishers in 2026

Biggest 5K races in New York

  1. 1It's A Wonderful Run 5KBedford Falls · 4,408 finishers in 2025
  2. 2Boilermaker Road RaceUtica · 4,203 finishers in 2026
  3. 3Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - NEW YORK CITYBrooklyn · 3,580 finishers in 2025
  4. 4Fairlife Lilac Run 5K/10K presented by Fleet FeetRochester · 2,131 finishers in 2026
  5. 5Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - Central NYUtica · 2,029 finishers in 2026
When 5K races happen in New York