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Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K
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Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K

Greenville, South Carolina, United States View on map
Jan 16, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

The 48th annual Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K is held on the third Saturday of each January. For 2027, this will be Jan 16. 

The race is one of the oldest, largest and most popular 5K events in the state, running strong since 1979.

  • Presented by the Greenville Track Club 
  • Sponsored by the Greenville Journal
  • GTC Corporate Shield event
  • Included in the GTC running series, sponsored by Incite Consulting Group https://incitecg.com/
  John Hart Race Director Email: rdtdirector@greenvilletrackclub.com  

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Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K

Parking option: 66 Richardson St (Richardson Street Garage)

Jan 16, 2027 5K 8:00 AM
$28.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Greenville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) -0.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 8.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -6.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 6.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
66.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 16, 2027 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 16, 2027 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 06m

The sun rises at 7:36 AM and sets at 5:42 PM local time (EST) in Greenville on January 16, 2027 — 10h 06m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Greenville Journal Run Downtown 5K

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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, 87 Greenville events

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