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North Augusta Hardest & Funnest 5k
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North Augusta Hardest & Funnest 5k

North Augusta, South Carolina, United States
Oct 24, 2026
Running

About this race

🎃 North Augusta’s Hardest & Funnest 5K — Where Sweat Meets Spectacle 🎃

  Step into the inaugural running experience that flips the script on your typical 5K. This isn’t just a race… it’s a four-act showdown of strength, grit, and pure Halloween-season energy.   Welcome to the first-ever North Augusta Hardest & Funnest 5K, where every lap throws down a new challenge and every finish line moment feels earned.  

🌀 THE FORMAT: 4 LAPS. 4 CHALLENGES. 1 EPIC FINISH.

You’ll tackle four 0.75-mile loops, and just when your legs think they’ve figured things out… boom, a 100-foot challenge lane awaits.
  • 🔥 Lap 1: Lunges – Wake up those quads early and set the tone
  • 🐻 Lap 2: Bear Crawl – Get low, get gritty, embrace the grind
  • 💥 Lap 3: Burpee Broad Jump – Full-body chaos in the best way possible
  • ⚡ Lap 4: SPRINT – Empty the tank and fly to the finish
Run it solo like a warrior… or tag in your crew and take it on relay-style (up to 4 runners). Strategy meets suffering meets celebration.   🎯 FOR EVERYONE Whether you're chasing a podium, a PR, or just a good story for later, this event is built for all ages and abilities. Show up ready to push yourself and have a blast doing it.   👟 KIDS RUN (10 & UNDER) A mini version of the challenge designed for young runners to jump into the action and feel like champions.

🎁 REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

  • ✔️ Custom race t-shirt
  • ✔️ Finisher award (you earned it!)
  • ✔️ Entry into one of the most unique 5Ks around
⏰ IMPORTANT DATES
  • 📅 Race Day: Saturday, October 24, 2026
  • 📍 During the Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee festivities
  • 🕢 Packet Pickup: 7:30 AM
  • 🧘 Pre-Race Warm-Up & Meeting: 8:30 AM
  • 🏁 5K Start: 9:00 AM
  • 🎉 Kids Run: 10:00 AM
  • 🏆 Awards: 10:30 AM
  • ⛔ Course Closes: 11:00 AM
  • 👕 T-Shirt Deadline: October 1st (don’t miss it!)
 
🎃 Come for the run… stay for the festival, the costumes, the chaos, and the community.
This is your chance to be part of something brand new, a little wild, and wildly fun. Let’s make some noise in North Augusta.

Join fellow runners on October 24, 2026 for the North Augusta Hardest & Funnest 5k. It's a fantastic 5K featuring a flat and fast course in North Augusta.

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Running

5k Run/Walk - Solo

5K (4x .75mi loop w/ exercise component at the end of each loop: bear crawl, burpee broad jump, lunges, sprint)

Oct 24, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Open

5k Relay (Up to 4 People)

5K (4x .75mi loop w/ exercise component at the end of each loop: bear crawl, burpee broad jump, lunges, sprint) Relay members should run in an alternate order based on relay size.

Oct 24, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Open

About North Augusta

North Augusta Hardest & Funnest 5k takes place in North Augusta, South Carolina, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.

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