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2025 - Nightmare In Elmwood 5k

Columbia, South Carolina, United States View on map
Oct 25, 2025 (America/New_York local time)
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Nightmare In Elmwood 5K

Run or Walk on the spookiest 5k route through the historic Elmwood Park Neighborhood!

Oct 25, 2025 5K 10:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Nightmare In Elmwood 5K Kids Fun Run

This race is for our little monsters! Kids 12 and under can walk or run a course less than 1 mile in length. This race is just for fun! Parents are welcome to run or walk with their kids for this event.

Oct 25, 2025 1.6K 11:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on October 25, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 7.6° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 20.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 5.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 20.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
12.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
52.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 25, 2025 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 25, 2025 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 00m

The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 6:38 PM local time (EDT) in Columbia on October 25, 2025 — 11h 00m of daylight.

Course

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2025 results — Nightmare In Elmwood 5k

Nightmare In Elmwood 5K · 507 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2025 Nightmare In Elmwood 5k
Place Name Time Pace
1 Marc Kushinka 17:25 5:36 /mi
2 Ryan Schaffer 17:38 5:41 /mi
3 Demetris McCray 17:49 5:44 /mi
4 Douglas Nover 17:58 5:47 /mi
5 Alexander Millen 18:08 5:50 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 28 Columbia events

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