2017 - Greening Up the Mountains 5k
2017 distances
Running
5k Run/Walk
Course begins at Mark Watson Park in downtown Sylva, crosses Business 23 onto Old Dillsboro Road, loops into Monteith Park and returns on the same route back to Mark Watson Park. This is a relatively flat course with both paved and graveled road sections.
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Sylva yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:11 PM local time (EDT) in Sylva on April 22, 2017 — 13h 20m of daylight.
Course
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2017 results — Greening Up the Mountains 5k
5k Run/Walk · 127 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Watterson | 19:07 | 6:10 /mi |
| 2 | Ben Oyewee | 20:34 | 6:38 /mi |
| 3 | Jason Hicks | 21:11 | 6:50 /mi |
| 4 | Kelly Whitlock | 21:12 | 6:50 /mi |
| 5 | Ben Steere | 21:37 | 6:58 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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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 Sylva events
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