Leah's Legacy
About this race
The Strickland Family is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Leah’s Legacy 5K Run/2 Mile Walk/Kid’s Fun Run on Sunday, Sept 13, 2026, at 5:00 pm. Last year we had over 500 participants and look forward to a bigger/better Celebration in 2026!
The event will start at Charleston City Center (Slack Plaza), proceed towards the boulevard, and end back at Charleston City Center (Slack Plaza). Leah Strickland was active in multiple sports and very competitive with a “team first, ALL IN” attitude. She encouraged her teammates and put the best interests of her team and teammates before her own. On August 31, 2022, a few weeks into her freshman season she lost her life in a car accident while coming home from a soccer game. The Strickland Family chose to honor Leah’s memory, character, and love of athletics by establishing a Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund provides scholarships for Senior Athletes who embody those same characteristics.
Race Award Categories:
- Top 3 Overall Male & Female
- Top Masters Male & Female (40+)
- Age Groups (Top Male & Female runners) 8 & under, 9-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89
- Top 3 Fastest Adult Teams (Minimum of 5 members-must be co-ed)
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Running
IN PERSON 5K Run (TIMED)
VIRTUAL 5K Run
VIRTUAL 2 Mile Walk
Walking
IN PERSON 2 Mile Walk (NOT TIMED)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Charleston, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 7:38 PM local time (EDT) in Charleston on September 13, 2026 — 12h 31m of daylight.
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2026 results — Leah's Legacy
183 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the IN PERSON 5K Run (TIMED), 5K Run/Walk Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Straight | 19:20 | 6:13 /mi |
| 2 | Andrew Arbogast | 19:21 | 6:14 /mi |
| 3 | Troy Dierkes | 20:23 | 6:34 /mi |
| 4 | Jackson Kerr | 20:25 | 6:34 /mi |
| 5 | Liam Harris | 21:33 | 6:56 /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, 23 Charleston events
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