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GTC Red White and Blue Shoes 5k

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calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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About the Event

The ever popular and patriotic Red White and Blue Shoes 5K on the campus of Furman University on July 4th.

This fast race course is USATF certified. The start line is in the parking lot adjacent to the north stands at Paladin stadium. The route circles the mall and loops around the Duke Library at the center of campus. The course then goes across the dam at Swan Lake and takes the paved path around the lake, using the new footbridge at the north end of the lake. The route passes the Amphitheater, goes left on Bell Tower Road to Roe Ford Road, then goes right on Roe Ford Road back to the mall. After coming down the mall road, the course rounds the circle in front of the PAC and goes down the driveway to the North Stands. Runners enter at the back gate of the stadium and finish in a blaze of glory at the 50-yard line at Paladin Stadium.

5K will participants receive a high quality Runners Cap. Limited to 1200 participants .

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE GREENVILLE TRACK CLUB, sign in to RunSignUp with your username and password to get an automatic $5 DISCOUNT on your race entry.

Proceeds from the GTC RWBS 5K go to the Blue Shoes Track Scholarship program, providing scholarships to deserving student athletes and promoting excellence on the track and in the classroom.

 

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GTC Red White and Blue Shoes 5K

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$24.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Greenville.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 21.9° / 32.0°
wb_sunny 24.1° / 33.9°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 8.1 /
water_drop 71.7%

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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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