Pot of Gold 5K
About this race
The 10th Annual Pot of Gold 5K is ON this March!
Run or walk with your neighbors through Knightdale Station Park on Saturday, March 13th.
$35 Registration* Includes:- Pot of Gold 5K Shirt**
- Finisher's Medal
- Locals' Swag
- Online gallery of race day photos with free downloads for race participants
** Registrations after 2/21/2027 are not guaranteed their shirt size or shirt availability. All remaining event shirts will be available at Friday, March 13th and March 14th registration pickups - first come, first serve.
Please note that a post-race packet pickup will be available on Saturday March 20, 2027 from 10:30am-12:00pm at Northside Community Church, located at 621 First Avenue N in Knightdale, NC. All packets not picked up during this time will be donated back to Northside Compassion Project.
Race Day Schedule:
Food Trucks on site to fuel you and your crew throughout the 5K morning.
- 6:30 - 9:00 AM - Packet Pickup
- 8:00 - 8:45 AM - Grab Grub, Gear Up and Get Ready for Start
- 8:45 AM - Racers Welcome @ Start Line
- 9:00 AM - Race Begins
- 10:00 AM - Top Finisher's Announced
Awards:
- Top 3 Overall Male and Top 3 Overall Female (Overall winners are not eligible for their age group award)
- Top 3 Male and Top 3 Female in each age group: 6-10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-22, 23-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Pick your distance
Running
5K Race
Race Packet includes your 5K Bib with timing chip, finisher’s medal (if requested), Sponsor Swag, and Pot of Gold 5K T-shirt. Race packets will be available for pick-up at Northside Community Church on Friday 3/12/27 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30p.m, and on Saturday, 3/13/27 from 6:30 a.m. - 9:00am. Northside Community Church Address: 621 N. First Avenue, Knightdale, NC 27545.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Knightdale, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:27 AM and sets at 6:19 PM local time (EST) in Knightdale on March 13, 2027 — 11h 52m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Pot of Gold 5K
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- Knightdale 5K Races 5 races
- Knightdale Running Calendar 2026 5 races
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, 6 Knightdale events
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