Strides for STEM 5K supports local STEM students, professions, and groups by helping build a stronger sense of STEM community in the Research Triangle. As the only STEM road race in the Chapel Hill area, we are proud to bring together STEM enthusiasts from academia, industry, and nonprofits. Funds raised also support STEM enrichment for high schoolers locally and state-wide.
Sep 26, 2026
Distance — 1K
Type — Running
07:00
$10.00
Sep 26, 2026
Distance — Non-UNC Affiliates
Type — Running
07:00
$25.00
Sep 26, 2026
Distance — UNC Affiliates
Type — Running
07:00
$20.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Chapel Hill.
Learn more about the host city, Chapel Hill.
Scenic and regularly decked out in "Carolina blue", Chapel Hill is a lovely college town in North Carolina that makes up the westernmost point of the Research Triangle. The town is the smallest of the Triangle's three cities, with an influence and pull that belies its size. Based around the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the town caters heavily to the local student population, with plenty of bars and restaurants near the university's beautiful campus. Immediately to the west of Chapel Hill is the adjacent town of Carrboro, an old mill town now known for its local shops, restaurants and nightlife.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Strides for STEM 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Mary Joy | 21:37.74 | |
| 🥈 | Christopher Brache | 23:56.66 | |
| 🥉 | Stephen Allan | 24:10.45 | |
| 4 | Ryan Cooper | 24:55.24 | |
| 5 | Reid Cope | 25:15.63 | |
| 6 | Diego Lopez | 28:35.34 | |
| 7 | Kevin Bastian | 29:14.32 | |
| 8 | Carli Opland | 30:00.26 | |
| 9 | Kaitlyn Huizar | 30:46.51 | |
| 10 | Celeste Marin | 31:08.26 | |
| 11 | Sam Robinson | 31:32.05 | |
| 12 | Robert Davis | 31:57.66 | |
| 13 | Richard Johnson | 32:15.67 | |
| 14 | Keri Alberts | 32:46.51 | |
| 15 | Umit Gures | 32:52.47 | |
| 16 | Sezin Eligul | 32:53.23 | |
| 17 | Jerry Snow | 32:57.85 | |
| 18 | Adante Hart | 33:13.26 | |
| 19 | Patty McCaffrey | 33:33.65 | |
| 20 | Yujie Liu | 35:47.66 | |
| 21 | Lindsay Sheft | 35:47.84 | |
| 22 | Annie Dankert | 35:59.22 | |
| 23 | Elena Vidrascu | 35:59.6 | |
| 24 | Grace Elliott | 36:00.84 | |
| 25 | C. Arnold | 37:12.18 | |
| 26 | James Arnold | 37:12.28 | |
| 27 | Abraham Deacon | 37:24.97 | |
| 28 | Mischa Brown | 37:25.08 | |
| 29 | Nosa Osawe | 37:28.21 | |
| 30 | Anna Goddard | 37:31.03 | |
| 31 | Jennifer Tang | 38:08.28 | |
| 32 | Delaney McClure | 43:54.68 | |
| 33 | Allison McClure | 43:58.74 | |
| 34 | Diane McClure | 44:03.42 | |
| 35 | Maria Gorret Nabuwembo | 45:29.7 | |
| 36 | Solomon Kica | 45:34.08 | |
| 37 | Marissa Hughes | 45:45.26 | |
| 38 | Alayna Smith | 45:45.49 |
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