Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K

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Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K runsignup.com
Date 16 Jan, 2027
Races 1 distance
Entry fee $28.00
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Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K

About the event

The 48th annual Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K is held on the third Saturday of each January. For 2027, this will be Jan 16. 

The race is one of the oldest, largest and most popular 5K events in the state, running strong since 1979.

  • Presented by the Greenville Track Club 
  • Sponsored by the Greenville Journal
  • GTC Corporate Shield event
  • Included in the GTC running series, sponsored by Incite Consulting Group https://incitecg.com/
 
John Hart
Race Director
Email: rdtdirector@greenvilletrackclub.com  

Races offered

16Jan

Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
08:00
Entry fee
$28.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for January in Greenville.

Temperature0.8° / 10.2°
Feels like-3.5° / 6.4°
Sunshine hours7h 10m
Rainfall4.5 mm
Snowfall0.1 cm
Wind11.2 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity68.6%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise08:34
Sunset18:41

About Greenville

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Greenville has been described as Athens, Georgia for adults. It is the county seat and largest city of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. Greenville is also the center of the largest metropolitan area of South Carolina. Columbia, Charleston, and North Charleston have more people, but the urban area around Greenville is larger. With its historic homes and modern office towers, Greenville is said to be where "Old South" meets "New South".

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Chris Vest M 37 Greenville, SC —
🥈 David Gandolfo M 62 Greenville, SC —
🥉 Erin Carroll F 40 Greenville, SC —
4 P. Monnier F 9 Greer, SC —
5 Patti Hunnicutt F 70 Easley, SC —

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