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A Pot of Gold Shared Half Marathon and 5K

A Pot of Gold Shared Half Marathon and 5K

Race Date

Mar 28, 2026

Location

Oskaloosa, IA

Standout61

The Experience

The half marathon will be on the Mahaska County Recreation Trail all around Oskaloosa with a little bit of the running on the streets.  UPDATE: The race will begin by the new Lacey Complex Stadium. This will allow for more parking and better central location for the meet. We will follow the path down and around the city of Oskaloosa. The course is hilly, but full of a lot of beautiful scenery. The race will begin and end by the community stadium for your convenience.  The Mahaska County Sheriff's Reserves will be hosting our third Pot of Gold Shared Half Marathon and 5K. Proceeds go towards a scholarship for a male and female runner, and the rest of the funds will go to support other reserve funding projects for Mahaska County. We will give medals to the top 3 individuals Male and Female in each age division in the half marathon and 5k. All finishers will receive a finisher medal. T-shirts will be handed out based on availability, so please make sure that we have you signed up because we will need to get shirt orders in by Mid-February!!!  Packet Pick-Up will be at the Emergency Management Agency Building (610 G Ave West)  6-8 p.m. on March 27th. Also, you will be able to pick-up packets at 7:30 a.m. for half marathon and 8:00 for the 5k on March 28th if needed at the start line at Lacey Complex.

Logistics

Race Day

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Start Time

8:00 AM

Giveaway

T-Shirt

Start Location

2060 Stadium Drive, Oskaloosa, IA, 52577

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

3.1 Miles

Quality Score

Standout61
Methodology
Heritage16/20

8 years running

Size8/15

~35 finishers a year

Momentum3/5

small race — neutral

Loyalty17/20

17% returning runners

Course & details3/15

2 timing sources

National draw0/10

runners from 1 state

Front-pack speed5/5

winner 1:14:44

Weather10/10

typical high 55°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

35°

Afternoon (High)

55°

Ideal racing weather — cool and comfortable

0.1"

Precipitation

16 mph

Wind

61%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 327 finishers actually crossed the line across 8 years.

Most recent

2026

Total finishers

327

Median time

2:02:54

Latest turnout

35

States

11

10%
25%
75%
90%
1:10p50 median ≈ 2:103:30

Turnout by year

20172026

'17'18'19'20'21'24'25'26
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