- SRR provided race day registration and finish line/results for the 3rd straight year for the West Rowan YMCA Santa 8K held on Saturday, December 14, 2002 at the West Rowan YMCA in Cleveland. This annual event, which had 70 participants, raised money for the YMCA’s “Invest in Youth” Campaign.
- Sheri Williams of Charlotte was hired by the Winter Flight Committee in September 2002 to secure sponsors for the 20th Annual Winter Flight 2003.
- Sunday, February 2, 2003 – The weather was spring-like (60s and sunny) for the 20th Annual Winter Flight 8K which also included a “Be Active Fitness Festival” sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and hosted by WBNA player Andrea Stinson. There were 395 participants in the 8K and 54 in the fun run. Since the title sponsors for the event were Beck’s Import of the Carolinas and Mercedes Benz of Winston Salem, a new Mercedes led the 8K event. Winner of the 8K was Chris Seaton of Blacksburg, VA with a time of 24:23. The fastest female was former club member Edie Smith of China Grove with a time of 31:10. For the first time in many years, the annual run was preceded by a kick-off pasta dinner/speaker on Saturday evening at the new J.F. Hurley Family YMCA in Salisbury. The speaker, Bart Yasso of Runner’s World Magazine,. was engaging and energetic Proceeds from the race went to the YMCA, Catawba College, Be Active North Carolina and the Rowan County Ham Radio Operators.
2002-2003 – 20th Annual Winter Flight
Upcoming Calendar Events
Events in October 2025
| MonMonday | TueTuesday | WedWednesday | ThuThursday | FriFriday | SatSaturday | SunSunday |
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| September 29, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | October 1, 2025 |
October 2, 2025(1 event)
All day: Fall Beginning Runners ClassAll day: Fall Beginning Runners Class All day Beginning Runners' Class: Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Flyer - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 |
October 3, 2025 |
October 4, 2025(1 event)
All day: Back Creek Church Harvest Run 5KAll day: Back Creek Church Harvest Run 5K All day Printable Brochure - Harvest Run 5K Online Registration - 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 ClassAll day: Fall Beginning Runners Class All day Beginning Runners' Class: Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Flyer - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 |
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 ClassAll day: Fall Beginning Runners Class All day Beginning Runners' Class: Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Flyer - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 |
October 17, 2025 |
October 18, 2025(2 events)
9:00 am: Race to the River 5K & Fun Run9:00 am: Race to the River 5K & Fun Run – Online Registration - Race to the River 5K Event Brochure - Race to the River 5K 4:00 pm: China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run4:00 pm: China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run – Printable Brochure - China Grove Fall Crawl 5K & Fun Run Online Registration - China Grove Fall Crawl 5K & Fun Run Online registration coming soon! |
October 19, 2025 |
| October 20, 2025 | October 21, 2025 | October 22, 2025 |
October 23, 2025(1 event)
All day: Fall Beginning Runners ClassAll day: Fall Beginning Runners Class All day Beginning Runners' Class: Online Registration - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Printable Registration Form - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Flyer - Beginning Running Class Fall 2025 |
October 24, 2025 |
October 25, 2025(1 event)
All day: St. Matthew's 5K Run/WalkAll day: St. Matthew's 5K Run/Walk All day Online Registration - St. Matthew's 5K Run/Walk |
October 26, 2025(1 event)
All day: Spooky Sprint 5KAll day: Spooky Sprint 5K All day Printable Brochure - Spooky Sprint 5K Online Registration - 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 5KAll day: Fill the Food Banks 5K All day Printable Brochure - Fill the Food Banks 5K Online Registration - Fill the Food Banks 5K |
November 2, 2025 |
