NGMS 5k & 1 Mile Color Run
About this race
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Come one, come all! This will be a family friendly and community event. It will include the 2 races, prizes for winners, race bags, inflatable obstacle courses, food trucks and more. There will also be local vendors and businesses represented.
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Running
5k
Fun Begins at 5pm Mile Walk/Run Begins at 6pm 5K Race Begins at 6:30pm Registration Fees: 5K - $20 You will receive a running bibs with disposable-RFID chips and live race results onsite during the event, and a t-shirt.
Walking
1 Mile Walk/Run
Fun Begins at 5pm Mile Walk/Run Begins at 6pm 5K Race Begins at 6:30pm Registration Fee: $ 20 includes a t-shirt and elementary students receive a medal at the finish line
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Greensboro, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (EDT) in Greensboro on May 8, 2026 — 13h 53m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — NGMS 5k & 1 Mile Color Run
116 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Herrington | 19:01 | 6:07 /mi |
| 2 | Amanda Holder | 19:56 | 6:25 /mi |
| 3 | James Jeremiah | 20:35 | 6:38 /mi |
| 4 | J. Herrington | 21:02 | 6:46 /mi |
| 5 | Harry Matthews | 21:09 | 6:48 /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, 53 Greensboro events
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