2003 – Race Challenges

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  • A ‘behind the scenes’ challenge presented itself at South Rowan High School when previous bad weather forced RSS to hold school on Saturday morning, March 1, 2003, the very morning of the Ain’t Hogs Great 5K. Once school was scheduled, the only options for SRR were postponing the race, canceling it altogether, or moving the start time to early afternoon.  Since the shirts and trophies were already printed with a race date, the food was already bought and the volunteers were already committed, race officials did the only thing they could do—move the start time.  With two days notice, they scrambled to get the word out by telephone, word of mouth, newspaper announcements, emails, flyers, etc.  As it turned out, there was only one irate runner. $3,000 was raised for the South Rowan Booster Club!

Upcoming Calendar Events

Events in October 2025

  • - Fall Beginning Runners Class
    Fall Beginning Runners Class
  • - Back Creek Church Harvest Run 5K
    Back Creek Church Harvest Run 5K
  • - Fall Beginning Runners Class
    Fall Beginning Runners Class
  • - Fall Beginning Runners Class
    Fall Beginning Runners Class
  • - Race to the River 5K & Fun Run and 1 other event
    Race to the River 5K & Fun Run
    China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run
  • - Fall Beginning Runners Class
    Fall Beginning Runners Class
  • - St. Matthew's 5K Run/Walk
    St. Matthew's 5K Run/Walk
  • - Spooky Sprint 5K
    Spooky Sprint 5K

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