1998-2000 – New Races and New Records

  • SRR added two new races to its annual agenda: Telespectrum 5K (1998) & Run for Your Lungs 5K (1999). Both races started and finished on the Catawba College track.
  • $2,100 in prize money drew 620 entrants to Winter Flight ‘99.
  • Entries were down to 429 in Winter Flight 2000 although temperatures were in the high 50’s on race day. The spring-like race day followed several weeks of snow and ice. Stewart Ellington’s winning time of 24:31 and Kim Certain’s winning time of 28:44 were the fastest times since 1993 (male) and 1996 (female).
  • The 2nd Annual Run for Your Lungs 5K was run on April 8th, 2000 and brought in 121 runners and walkers despite a threat of rain. The course, which the previous year circled the Catawba soccer field, took participants across Statesville Blvd into and around the Salisbury VA grounds. New club member, Robert Miller, won the race with a time of 16:41. Proceeds went to the American Lung Association of North Carolina.

Upcoming Calendar Events

Events in October 2025

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
September 29, 2025 September 30, 2025 October 1, 2025 October 2, 2025(1 event)

All day: Fall Beginning Runners Class

October 3, 2025 October 4, 2025(1 event)

All day: Back Creek Church Harvest Run 5K

October 5, 2025
October 6, 2025 October 7, 2025 October 8, 2025 October 9, 2025(1 event)

All day: Fall Beginning Runners Class

October 10, 2025 October 11, 2025 October 12, 2025
October 13, 2025 October 14, 2025 October 15, 2025 October 16, 2025(1 event)

All day: Fall Beginning Runners Class

October 17, 2025 October 18, 2025(2 events)

9:00 am: Race to the River 5K & Fun Run

4:00 pm: China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run

October 19, 2025
October 20, 2025 October 21, 2025 October 22, 2025 October 23, 2025(1 event)

All day: Fall Beginning Runners Class

October 24, 2025 October 25, 2025(1 event)

All day: St. Matthew's 5K Run/Walk

October 26, 2025(1 event)

All day: Spooky Sprint 5K

October 27, 2025 October 28, 2025 October 29, 2025 October 30, 2025 October 31, 2025 November 1, 2025(1 event)

All day: Fill the Food Banks 5K

November 2, 2025

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