Goldsborough Creek Run/Walk ( 2 or 7 mile option)

This event is part of the annual Mason County Forest Festival and is organized by the Centennial Guild of Mason General Hospital Foundation.  Our proceeds support the hospital equipment needs and scholarship program in memory of long-time nurse and one of our Guild members, Kristi Armstrong.  All events, except junior jog and senior walk, begin at Shelton Valley, a farming community west of Shelton city limits.   Check-in for all participants and DOR registration begins at 6:00 am at the corner of 2nd and Railroad Streets.    Participants will be bussed from check-in to the start line.      7 mile participants will follow the Shelton Valley loop through a farming community.  2 mile participants leave Shelton Valley proper and go directly to downtown Shelton.   All races conclude on the parade route in front of the Post Office.   !/4 mile senior walkers and 1/4 mile junior joggers begin at 7th street and continue to the Shelton Post Office just prior to the Mason County Forest Festival parade.  

Start times:

          7:00 am begins 7 mile walk. 

·         8:00 am begins 7 mile run, 2 mile run, 2 mile walk. 

·         9:15 am begins1/4 mile junior jog with 1/4 mile senior stretch at 9:30 at Railroad and 7th Street

·         9:45 awards at Registration area. 

·         11:00 Mason County Forest Festival Parade.

Important Dates: 

·         May 8:  last date for reduced early registration fee. 

·         May 28:  last date to pre-register. 

·         May 30:  DOR registration with additional $5.00 fee all run and walk participants. 

Check-in for all participants begins at 6:00 am.

Join fellow runners on May 30, 2026 for the Goldsborough Creek Run/Walk ( 2 or 7 mile option). It's a fantastic 11.3K, 3.2K, 0.4K featuring a flat and fast course in Shelton.