5K Course Description

The race will start on N. Church Street, just south of its intersection with St. John Street. Stay in the far right hand lane on all public streets. The course progresses north on Church Street and then turns right onto Wood Street at the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. The one mile marker is just before Evins Street next to Wofford College. Wood Street brings you down a large hill where the course merges into Pine Street bringing you back downtown. The two mile marker is at the entrance to the Panthers training camp on Pine Street. Water will be provided here. A right turn is made onto Oakland Avenue just after the intersection of Pine Street and Daniel Morgan Avenue. You then proceed up the heartbreak hill to St. John Street. Turning right onto St. John Street will bring you to the three mile marker and then the finish line just before the intersection with Dean Street next to Barnet Park. After sprinting past the finish line, you can proceed to Barnet Park where you can play in the fountain, consume some refreshments, and listen to the music until the awards ceremony starts in the pavilion.