01Jan
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- Start time
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- Entry fee
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Gnome Run 5k and 10k Trail Run/Walk - 2027
Fort Mill,
South Carolina,
United States
48 days left
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Date
01 Jan, 2027
Races
5 distances
Entry fee
$15.00 – $35.00
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Website
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Gnome Run 5k and 10k Trail Run/Walk - 2027
About the event
Baxter Trail Club 13th Annual New Year's Day Trail Gnome Run
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2027
Kicking off the New Year with a healthy start! Now in our 13th year, our little community event has become one of the most anticipated trail events we host.
Enjoy a 5k trail run with family and friends, or really test yourself on our 10k route.
Back this year is our traditional NYD good luck lunch of fresh pulled pork, black eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread and Amor Artis craft beer!
January 1 Calendar of events
7:30 a.m. 10k Ruck start time
10:00 a.m. 10k Run start time
11:00 a.m. 5K Run start time
12:00 Food is served!
The Start/Finish Location will be on the Baxter Village Green at 3187 Colonel Springs Drive. Registration fee includes the race, music, a t-shirt, giveaways, prizes and food.
Registration fees are: $35.00 until race day. Race T-shirts are available to persons registering before December 12.
Packet pickup times are
Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026, 3:00 to 6:00
Friday, Jan. 1, 2027 7:30 - 9:30
At the Baxter community center
There is NO CHARGE for children 10 and under participating with a paid parent or guardian. Four-legged family members are welcome also, but they must be on a leash.
This event is a fundraiser for the Baxter Trail Club. Proceeds will go towards the club's activities and the hosting of community events including trail work days, group hikes, full moon fires, and general club administration. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your tax deductible donations are welcomed!
Volunteers! All hands on deck - food, drink, water stops, setup, road crossings. We'll need lots of volunteers this year. Gnome Run New Years Day Volunteer Registration HERE!
Races offered
01Jan
10k Trail Ruck
Running
- Distance
- 16.1K
- Start time
- 07:30
- Entry fee
- $35.00
01Jan
10k Trail Run
Running
- Distance
- 16.1K
- Start time
- 10:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
01Jan
5k Trail Run/Walk - Children under 10 (accompanied by adult)
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $0.00
01Jan
Gnome Run 5k Trail Run/Walk - Adults
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 11:00
- Entry fee
- $35.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for January in Fort Mill.
Temperature1.7° / 11.3°
Feels like-2.3° / 7.7°
Sunshine hours7h 6m
Rainfall3.8 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.6 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity68.5%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:29
Sunset18:35
About Fort Mill
Learn more about the host city, Fort Mill.
Fort Mill is a suburban town with about 35,000 residents located along the I-77 corridor in the northernmost part of South Carolina between Rock Hill and the city of Charlotte in North Carolina.
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Race results
Official finishing times from previous editions of Gnome Run 5k and 10k Trail Run/Walk - 2027.
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Cameron Oscar Doster | 40:41.16 |
| 🥈 | Joe Nagy | 41:01.68 |
| 🥉 | Justin Dowling | 44:29.56 |
| 4 | Grant Zalud | 45:14.16 |
| 5 | Kevin Haskins | 45:51 |
| 6 | Daniel Morstad | 46:05.02 |
| 7 | Matt Jager | 46:06.22 |
| 8 | Patrick Gray, III | 46:07.79 |
| 9 | Tom Long | 46:08.25 |
| 10 | Mac Thomalla | 46:17.46 |
| 11 | Jon Topham | 47:07.96 |
| 12 | Christopher Goodson | 47:23.41 |
| 13 | Luis Cardona | 47:28.19 |
| 14 | Riley Thomalla | 47:29.61 |
| 15 | Adrian Morris | 48:30.71 |
| 16 | Olivia Morton | 48:47.2 |
| 17 | Jason Johnson | 49:24.43 |
| 18 | Daniel Gray | 49:53.78 |
| 19 | Hanna Spatola | 50:07.71 |
| 20 | Brandon Murr | 50:34.48 |
| 21 | Sara Davis | 50:35.2 |
| 22 | Corey Raper | 50:58.13 |
| 23 | Kurtis Douge | 51:58.94 |
| 24 | Justin LaRoche | 53:24.8 |
| 25 | Caleb Eplett | 54:37.15 |
| 26 | Justin Smith | 55:00.41 |
| 27 | John Doster | 55:05.09 |
| 28 | River Mullett | 56:42.69 |
| 29 | Anna Spatola | 56:56.26 |
| 30 | Erica Nagy | 57:23.3 |
| 31 | Brian Musgrave | 58:02.87 |
| 32 | Marc Penner | 59:10.4 |
| 33 | Dan James | 59:28.94 |
| 34 | Cindi Lewis | 1:01:03.91 |
| 35 | Lee Fetter | 1:01:09.65 |
| 36 | Pat Gray, Jr | 1:01:54.88 |
| 37 | Chassidy James | 1:02:03.9 |
| 38 | Aaron Dolgoff | 1:02:19.6 |
| 39 | Laurie Passalaqua | 1:02:24.56 |
| 40 | Henry James | 1:03:21.45 |
| 41 | Tim DeMint | 1:03:42.43 |
| 42 | Eric Kiker | 1:04:24.35 |
| 43 | Daniel Wybenga | 1:04:31.45 |
| 44 | Justin Azpiazu | 1:05:03.45 |
| 45 | Ben Fountain | 1:05:27.71 |
| 46 | Gregory Thompson | 1:06:15.17 |
| 47 | Jeramy Hall | 1:10:59.38 |
| 48 | Katie Kennedy | 1:11:50.51 |
| 49 | Kyle Kennedy | 1:11:50.82 |
| 50 | Lisa Courtemanche | 1:13:35.4 |
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