- 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!
2003 – Race Challenges
Upcoming Calendar Events
Events in February 2026
- - Winter Flight Pre-Race Dinner and Salisbury Rowan Runners Annual Meeting
Winter Flight Pre-Race Dinner and Salisbury Rowan Runners Annual Meeting
Winter Flight Pre-Race Dinner and Salisbury Rowan Runners Annual Meeting
All day
February 14, 20265pm at Salisbury City Park Recreation Center (316 Lake Drive Salisbury, NC 28145). Dinner, entertainment, packet pickup and late
race registration for Winter Flight races. Non race participants welcomed.Online Registration - Winter Flight Pre-Race Pasta Dinner
- - Forum Fitness 43nd Annual Winter Flight 8K & 5K and 2026 RRCA NC 8K Championship
Forum Fitness 43nd Annual Winter Flight 8K & 5K and 2026 RRCA NC 8K Championship
Forum Fitness 43nd Annual Winter Flight 8K & 5K and 2026 RRCA NC 8K Championship
All day
February 15, 2026Forum Fitness 43nd Annual Winter Flight 8K & 5K and 2026 RRCA NC 8K Championship - the oldest 8k in the state!
Printable Registration - Winter Flight 8k/5k
Online Registration - Winter Flight 8k/5k
- - Will Run for Food 5K
Will Run for Food 5K
Will Run for Food 5K
All day
February 28, 2026Printable Brochure - Will Run for Food 5K
Online Registration - Will Run for Food 5K
