Effingham County Fair 5K
About this race
Attention: Race Morning Registrations
-If you haven't registered you can on race morning please bring... exact change or check made out to Kinetic Timing. 5k-$26.00 1 Mile-$18.00
The Race will start and finish on the horse track in front of the grandstands, you will take a loop around the track out into the fairgrounds finishing on the track where you started and completing 3.1 Miles with music, Start and Finish.
Professional chip timing by Kinetic Timing will be used to time the race.
Register before July 21st to guarantee a Race Shirt. NO SHIRTS AVAILABLE ON RACE MORNING.
Race Morning Packet pickup and Race day registration will be between 6:45 - 7:15am, Race START at 7:30 AM sharp
The runners will begin on the Fairgrounds track in front of the grand stands, complete 4/5th of the track and exit the track on the south entrance road then runners will head toward Gilbert Park between the ball fields and onto the NEW ACHS/AGS Track, complete two loops, grab some water and head back toward the south of Gilbert Park. Then head back on the south entrance road toward the south entrance of the Fairgrounds track near the stables and run another 4/5th of the Fairs track. Water will be position at 1 locations on the course just after the 1st mile (1.15) just as you begin your country grass loop.
Awards will be given to the Top 3 Male and Female Runners.
Come and run the annual Effingham County Fair 5K, famous for the Pork Producers Stand, Talent Show, Demo Derby, Fair Queen Pageant, Horse Races and Tractor pull. Were kicking the whole fair week off with the 5K run.
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Running
5K Run Walk
1 Mile Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Altamont, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:56 AM and sets at 8:05 PM local time (CDT) in Altamont on August 2, 2026 — 14h 08m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Effingham County Fair 5K
72 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Gordon | 17:42 | 5:43 /mi |
| 2 | Benjamin Hille | 17:53 | 5:46 /mi |
| 3 | Trenton Partlow | 18:25 | 5:56 /mi |
| 4 | Brock Horowitz | 18:33 | 5:59 /mi |
| 5 | Weston Nelson | 19:38 | 6:20 /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, 2 Altamont events
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