1980 – The Greater Salisbury Track Club

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  • Salisbury-Rowan Runners first organized in March 1980 as the Greater Salisbury Track Club.
  • Chuck Cooper served as the club’s first President with Larry Pinkston as Vice President, Anne Baugh as Secretary and Sue Pinkston as Treasurer.
  • GSTC had 50 members its first year. Its goal was to promote running in North Carolina and to offer racing, educational and social opportunities.
  • The club hosted its first road race two months after it was organized called the Mayfest Run – a 10K, held on May 3, 1980. There were 96 entrants in the 10K and 29 in the one-mile fun run.

 

Upcoming Calendar Events

Events in September 2023

  • - Robert Stephen Gilmore Labor of Love 5K
    Robert Stephen Gilmore Labor of Love 5K
  • - Fall Beginning Running Class
    Fall Beginning Running Class
  • - Run for the Word 5K
    Run for the Word 5K
  • - Fall Beginning Running Class
    Fall Beginning Running Class
  • - Race to the River 5K
    Race to the River 5K
  • - Fall Beginning Running Class
    Fall Beginning Running Class
  • - Fall Beginning Running Class
    Fall Beginning Running Class

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