Hickory Summer Track Series
About this race
In partnership between Lenoir Rhyne University and Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism, we are excited to announce the Hickory Summer Track Series! The series will be held on Thursdays in June at the LRU outdoor track. Participants will earn points throughout the series while competing in various events. To be eligible for Age Group and Series Awards, you must compete in at least 2 out of the 4 dates offered.
Online registration will close at 11am the day of each event. On site registration will be available from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm. Prices increase by $5.
Events throughout the series will include: 1 mile, 100M, 400M, 4X100M, 800M, 200 M, 2 Miles, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, High Jump & Pole Vault & Discus.
Age groups will be:
5 & Under
6-10
11-14
15-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
Training opportunities are available for anyone ages 6-18 and will be held at Hickory High School, led by Coach Jimmy Fuller. For more information, please click below:
Coach Fuller Bio
HHS Training Registration Form & Information
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Running
Summer Track Series-All Races
Competition will be held at Lenoir Rhyne University Track in Hickory, NC. Address is 625 Seventh Avenue Place NE in Hickory.
Summer Track Series Race 1
Race 1 6:00 Mile 6:25 Kids 50 or 60m 6:35 100m 6:50 400m 7:05 * 4x100m 7:20 800m 7:40 200m 8:15 2 Miles 5:30- 7:30 pm Jumping and Throwing events
Summer Track Series Race 2
Race 2 6:00 pm Mile 6:25 pm Kids 50 or 60m 6:35 pm 100m 6:50 pm 500m 7:05 pm 4x100m 7:20 pm 1000m 7:40 pm 150m 8:15 pm 4000m 5:30- 7:30 pm Jumping and Throwing events
Summer Track Series Race 3
Race 3 6:00 pm Mile 6:25 pm Kids 50 or 60m 6:35 pm 100m 6:50 pm 300m 7:05 pm 4x100m 7:20 pm 600m 7:40 pm 150m 8:15pm 3000m 5:30- 7:30 pm Jumping and Throwing events
Summer Track Series Race 4
Race 4 6:00 pm Mile 6:35 pm 100m 6:50 pm 400m 7:05 pm 4x100m 7:20 pm 800m 5:30- 7:30 pm Jumping and Throwing events No on-site registration for Race 4. Must pre-register online before 10am on June 24th.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hickory, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets at 8:37 PM local time (EDT) in Hickory on June 3, 2027 — 14h 27m of daylight.
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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)
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