Friday Night Lights - Elon Opener
About this race
Elon's Cross Country Season Opener
Women will run 4 laps of the 1000 meter course, Men run 6. Evening race, exciting format, details can be found on the Elon Cross Country website.
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Running
Men's 6k
Women's 4k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Elon, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 7:51 PM local time (EDT) in Elon on August 28, 2026 — 13h 04m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Friday Night Lights - Elon Opener
272 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Men's 6k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Alukunyang | 18:58 | 3:10 /km |
| 2 | Blake Nicholson | 19:06 | 3:11 /km |
| 3 | Alex Thole | 19:19 | 3:13 /km |
| 4 | Griffin Wald | 19:20 | 3:13 /km |
| 5 | Judah Lacroix | 19:20 | 3:13 /km |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Elon
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Lanes of Light Twin Lakes Community Fun Run/Walk
Run At The Rock - 5K/10K/Half Marathon
Red Oak Race Fest
Peanut Butter Jelly Jog 5k
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Elon
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Elon 5K Races 2 races
- Elon Running Calendar 2026 3 races
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, 3 Elon events
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