- 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 October 2026
- - Liberty Community Church 5K / Fun Run
Liberty Community Church 5K / Fun Run
Liberty Community Church 5K / Fun Run
All day
October 3, 20265k & Fun Run in Gold Hill, NC - Liberty Community Church!
- - Back Creek Presbyterian Church Harvest Run 5K
Back Creek Presbyterian Church Harvest Run 5K
Back Creek Presbyterian Church Harvest Run 5K
All day
October 10, 20265K in Mt. Ulla, North Carolina
Registration info to come! - - China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run
China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run
China Grove Rotary Fall Crawl and 1/2-Mile Fun Run
All day
October 17, 2026Fast and flat 5k down Main Street in China Grove. Stay tuned for registration information!
- - St. Matthew's 5K
St. Matthew's 5K
St. Matthew's 5K
All day
October 24, 2026Stay tuned for more information and registration details - 5k at St. Matthew's Church in Salisbury, NC to raise money for community members with medical needs.
- - Patterson Farm 5K
Patterson Farm 5K
Patterson Farm 5K
All day
October 31, 2026Stay tuned for more details and registration information!
