Name: Halloween Hustle 5K
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Richlands

About the Event

Get Spooky with Us at the Halloween Hustle 5K!

Get ready to lace up your running shoes and kick off the Halloween season at the Halloween Hustle 5K in downtown Richlands! Whether you're chasing a personal best or just looking for a fun morning with family and friends, this event has something for everyone.

Calling all ghouls, goblins, superheroes, and spooky sprinters! We want to see your most creative, funny, or frightful costumes on the course. Whether you're a solo skeleton, a tutu-wearing T. Rex, or part of a themed group dressing up is half the fun! So dig into your costume box, raid the attic, or get crafty and come ready to run in style. We can't wait to see what you'll be wearing at the Halloween Hustle 5K!

Revive Downtown Richlands is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining, promoting and improving the economic vitality of the Richlands Downtown District. Please show your support by helping sponsor our major fund raising event.

Registration:

July 17th - 31st - $25
August 1st - September 30th - $35
October 1st - October 9th $40
Note: Registration ends the evening of October 9th. There will be no day of registrations!

Each registrant will receive a finisher medal.

T-shirts will be optional for $15 fee. Cutoff to order T-shirts is October 1st.

Team entries of four or more receive a $5 discount.

Awards:

Overall Male and Overall Female
Top three in the following age groups: 9 & Under,10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Best Overall Childs Costume per age group

Course:
Road course that weaves through historic downtown Richlands

Races Offered

Halloween Hustle 5k - Timed

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Halloween Hustle 5k - Untimed

Oct 10, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Richlands.

thermostat Temperature

12.7° / 22.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

10.9° / 21.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 4m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:16

nightlight Sunset

18:33

About Richlands

Learn more about the host city, Richlands.

Richlands is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Richlands had a population of 2,287. It is included in the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Incorporated on March 29, 1880, it was the first town in Onslow County to have its own library and museum. Richlands was also the first town in Onslow County to have a female mayor, Annette Hargett.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Halloween Hustle 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Levi Johnson	M	14	Jacksonville, NC	19:58.92
🥇	Cesar Menendez	M	30	Camp Lejeune, NC	20:29
🥈	Kaleb Robinson	M	16	Jacksonville, NC	21:10
🥈	Nehemiah Lorenzi	M	16	Richlands, NC	21:10.67
🥉	C. Peters	M	12	Richlands, NC	21:17
🥉	Megan Gallagher	F	25	Sneads Ferry, NC	25:34.53
4	Mitchell Ryan	M	29	Swansboro, NC	22:36
4	B. Mills	M	10	Richlands, NC	25:38.34
5	Rick Burlew	M	50	Richlands, NC	26:19.41
5	J. Robinson	M	12	Jacksonville, NC	26:22
6	Cynthia Nealey	F	47	Jacksonville, NC	26:34
6	B. Mills	M	12	Richlands, NC	26:43.68
7	Floyd Nealey	M	46	Jacksonville, NC	26:34
7	Andrew Lorenzi	M	35	Richlands, NC	26:47.66
8	Justin Carter	M	39	Richlands, NC	27:17
8	Tiffany Carroll	F	42	New Bern, NC	27:38.01
9	Tabitha Cannon	F	43	Beulaville, NC	27:39
9	C. Jones	M	11	Richlands, NC	28:17.79
10	Jacqueline Ortega	F	39	Jacksonville, NC	27:57
10	Nancy Day	F	59	Jacksonville, NC	29:46.75
11	Christine Jones	F	44	Richlands, NC	28:36
11	Cameron Carty	F	27	Jacksonville, NC	29:51.71
12	Matthew Hrncir	M	27	Jacksonville, NC	29:51.83
12	B. Mills	M	11	Richlands, NC	30:12
13	Anna Kinard	F	27	Camp Lejeune, NC	30:20
13	Jennifer Houston	F	43	Jacksonville, NC	30:45.34
14	Cheryle Hanks	F	57	Jacksonville, NC	31:04.91
14	Sherri Conte	F	68	Richlands, NC	31:10
15	Joy Roberts	F	50	Richlands, NC	31:05.51
15	Drew Keehn	M	17	New Bern, NC	31:31
16	Madison Thomas	F	22	Jacksonville, NC	31:38
16	Tabitha Cannon	F	44	Beulaville, NC	31:51.89
17	Cooper Howe	M	21	Richlands, NC	31:39
17	Rebecca Archer	F	39	Richlands, NC	32:25.15
18	B. Mills	M	9	Richlands, NC	31:54
18	Ashley Hollenbeck	F	39	Richlands, NC	34:04.87
19	Angela Thomas	F	57	Jacksonville, NC	32:06
19	Amanda Allen	F	47	Richlands, NC	34:43.82
20	Mitsugu Conner	F	52	Jacksonville, NC	32:16
20	Tanna Torcaso	F	71	Jacksonville, NC	35:24.95
21	Tamela Trusler	F	62	Jacksonville, NC	32:28
21	Robin Jackson	F	42	Greenville, NC	39:46.67
22	Ashley Hollenbeck	F	38	Richlands, NC	33:26
22	Zuleyma Hernández	F	33	Midway Park, NC	41:48.04
23	Tanna Torcaso	F	70	Jacksonville, NC	34:39
23	Roman Jackson	M	14	Greenville, NC	44:22.46
24	Kim Keehn	F	48	New Bern, NC	35:15
24	Brian Leite	M	13	Richlands, NC	46:02.46
25	Cindi Douglas	F	50	Richlands, NC	36:07
25	Eduardo Pineda	M	34	Jacksonville, NC	46:32.8
26	Anonymous Anonymous	M	70	—	37:24
26	Ariel Pineda	F	13	Jacksonville, NC	46:32.91
27	Lora Magruder	F	56	Jacksonville, NC	39:10
27	Jessie Guidry	F	28	Stella, NC	46:56.87
28	Anonymous Anonymous	F	32	—	39:18
28	PJ Jackson	M	53	Greenville, NC	49:09.06
29	Kristy Maready	F	55	Richlands, NC	39:22
29	Douglas Guidry	M	28	Stella, NC	49:40.45
30	Toni Moseman	F	29	Richlands, NC	39:55
30	Lilly Eddleman	F	16	Richlands, NC	54:44.23
31	Natasha Beaumont	F	38	Richlands, NC	41:46
31	Sam Eddleman	F	59	Richlands, NC	54:45.15
32	Jan Houston	F	48	Richlands, NC	41:57
32	Kairyx Prescott	F	32	Richlands, NC	57:41.08
33	Ingrid Southerland	F	45	Richlands, NC	41:57
34	Michele Bettis	F	53	Richlands, NC	41:58
35	Jill Schneider	F	57	Richlands, NC	41:58
36	Wandy Outlaw	F	40	Richlands, NC	41:58
37	Kristen Kane	F	28	Richlands, NC	42:00
38	Hope Prejean	F	14	Richlands, NC	42:40
39	Wendy Prejean	F	53	Richlands, NC	42:41
40	Brandy Robinson	F	38	Jacksonville, NC	45:06
41	Bree Smith	F	33	Richlands, NC	45:28
42	Margo Kean-Bellile	F	57	Jacksonville, NC	45:53
43	Carmen Espinosa	F	38	Chinquapin, NC	47:16
44	Melinda Medeiros	F	55	Maple Hill, NC	48:47
45	Nicole Southerland	F	18	Richlands, NC	48:54
46	Emma Rood	F	21	Richlands, NC	49:01
47	Christina Aultman	F	47	Beulaville, NC	49:43
48	Heather Jacoby	F	43	Richlands, NC	49:44
49	Sylvia Hollingsworth	F	67	Wallace, NC	50:10
50	Stacey Ford	F	56	Jacksonville, NC	50:32