Game Changers 5k Repeater Challenge
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Game Changers 5k Repeater Challenge

Saint Simons Island, Georgia, United States View on map
May 16, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Game Changers Running Company St. Simons and the Golden Isles Track Club Presents the 3rd Annual 5k Repeater Challenge!

The Challenge: Run as many 3-mile laps every 45 minutes as you can. If you complete all 12 laps, that will be 36 miles
12 x 45 minute 3 miles laps

8:00 a.m. Start
5:00 p.m. End of last lap

Laps begin and end at the Game Changers Running Company store in Red Fern Village, the route will be the Monday night usual route. 

For each lap completed you will receive 1 or more entries to a drawing for 1 pair of free pair of shoes from Game Changers.
For example:
Lap 1 = 1 entry
Lap 2 = 2 entries
Lap 3 = 3 entries

Note:
To earn drawing entries, you must start at 8 a.m. and run the laps consecutively. 
You can come after 8 a.m. to run laps but will not receive drawing entries. 

-$10 fee +registration fee

  • Overall Winner will receive:
  • a free pair of shoes from Gamae Changers Running Company
  • a trophy sponsored by the Golden Isles Track Club
  • This is the only award for this event. The Overall winner is the runner who
    • A: Completes the most laps 
    • B: completes them the fastest in case of a tie. 

 -No shirts or age group awards
-A SWAG Bag for anyone who completes the challenge
-Encourage the use of Strava or Garmin to log the miles
-We will have a clock to track the 45 minutes per lap
-Must complete each 3-mile lap within 45 minutes
-Each runner begins the lap at the same time
-Will have nutrition & hydration throughout the day for participants

-Hosted by Game Changers Running Store and Golden Isles Track Club

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5k

May 16, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
$10.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saint Simons Island, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 20.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 27.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 31.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
80.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 16, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 16, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 45m

The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 8:14 PM local time (EDT) in Saint Simons Island on May 16, 2026 — 13h 45m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 6 Saint Simons Island events

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