Charleston RiverDogs: Run Charlie Run 5K
About this race
Course
5K Run (3.1 Miles). Split times at each mile and water stations at the halfway point. The course starts in front of Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park and finishes at home plate (weather permitting)! Runners finishing after 4:15pm will be rerouted to the front entrance of the stadium.
Race-course online HERE.
Race Packets and Event Shirt
In person race packets and bibs may be picked up on Friday, May 1st at Riley Park stadium from 11AM-5PM or on race day (May 3rd) at the stadium from 12:00- 2:30PM. Shirts will be issued with your registration and available while supplies last.
- Riley Park - 360 Fishburne St., Charleston SC 29403
Virtual packets will be mailed out between May 5-8.
Benefits: MUSC Children's Health.
In Person Registration Includes
- Entry in the race
- Finishing the race at home plate, congratulated by RiverDogs players.
- RiverDogs game e-ticket
- 2 post race beers for 21+ or 2 post race non-alcoholic drinks for those under 21
- Event t-shirt that will look like the team's jersey & a custom finisher medal
- Awards ceremony (Age group and Overall awards will be awarded) - Top 3 male, Top 3 female, 1st Male and Female in each of the following: <10, 10-19,20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Virtual Registration Includes
- Virtual participation anywhere. You will receive an email with instructions on how to submit your results online.
- Event t-shirt that will look like the team's special jersey & a custom finisher medal
- Digital Bib
Rain/Additional Game e-Tickets
This event will be held as scheduled RAIN or SHINE! No refunds. No exceptions. Registrants will receive a free ticket promo code via email in May that will be redeemed by entering the code into the coupon box at this link (https://www.milb.com/charleston/tickets/single-game-tickets). Additional tickets can be purchased for family and friends while using the promo code.
Volunteers
Interested volunteers should reach out to Lance Fletcher at lfletcher@riverdogs.com
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Includes a medal, shirt, game ticket, and 2 drinks at the game.
Virtual 5K
Run or walk anywhere or anytime. Your shirt and medal will be shipped the day after the in person event. No game ticket is included in this option.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Charleston, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 8:02 PM local time (EDT) in Charleston on May 3, 2026 — 13h 32m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Charleston RiverDogs: Run Charlie Run 5K
952 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnathan Washington | 17:16 | 5:33 /mi |
| 2 | Patrick Williams | 17:23 | 5:36 /mi |
| 3 | Carter Hudnell | 17:42 | 5:42 /mi |
| 4 | Troy Watson | 17:51 | 5:45 /mi |
| 5 | Matt Cole | 18:17 | 5:53 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 24 Charleston events
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