GTC Sunrise Run 8k
About this race
DESCRIPTION
The GTC is proud to partner with RunIn and Simpsonville First Baptist Church to sponsor the 47th annual Sunrise Run. Be part of the excitement at the Greenville Track Club's legendary early morning summer kickoff event, the Sunrise Run in Simpsonville. This is a Corporate Shield event. Many thanks to our sponsors, RunIn and Simpsonville First Baptist Church.
The 8K race will start at 6:16am on Church Street in front of the First Baptist Simpsonville Activities Building.
Fast, USATF certified course!
New Course Record of 23:54 set by Ryan Drew of GTC-Elite!
5 current South Carolina Age Group records were set on the Sunrise Run course!
GIVEAWAYS: Lightweight daypack and socks to all entrants!
PACKET PICK UP
On Friday, June 12 packet pick up will be at Run In, 102 E. Curtis St., Simpsonville, 29681, from noon until 6 pm. RACE DAY packet pick up will be from 5:00am -6:00am at First Baptist Church, 3 Hedge Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681
PARKING
There is ample parking around the church including church-owned parking lots and on-street parking.
The section of Church Street in front of the Activities Building will be closed so please avoid that area.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON PARK DRIVE, THE ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH THE NEW GRACELY PARK AND PAST THE SIMPSONVILLE CEMETERY. This is reserved for the Simpsonville Farmers Market.
AWARDS
RunIn Gift cards to top 3 OVERALL M & F and top 3 MASTERS M & F
Awards in all divisions:
OVERALL Top 3, M & F
MASTERS Top 3, M & F
GRANDMASTERS Top 3, M & F
AGE GROUPS, Top 3, M & F for 9-Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-Over Since this is a "piggy back" with Corporate Shield, there will also be awards for the CS teams.
The awards ceremony will take place adjacent to the finish line around 7:30 .am
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Running
Greenville Track Club Sunrise Run
The 8K starts when the sun rises (which is approximately 6:16 am - runners need to be prepared to begin by 6:10)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Simpsonville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets at 8:43 PM local time (EDT) in Simpsonville on June 13, 2026 — 14h 27m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — GTC Sunrise Run 8k
Greenville Track Club Sunrise Run · 449 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Drew | 23:50 | 4:48 /mi |
| 2 | Avi Bissoondial | 26:27 | 5:19 /mi |
| 3 | Karim Shakalia | 26:47 | 5:23 /mi |
| 4 | Steven Pearce | 27:45 | 5:35 /mi |
| 5 | Kyle Kugler | 27:56 | 5:37 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 15 Simpsonville events
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