Race for the Grasshopper 5K
About this race
At the close of the Battle of Cowpens in 1781, two American officers—confident in victory—raced for the ultimate prize, a British three-pounder cannon, called the “Grasshopper”.
Bib numbers and shirts can be picked up morning of the race or Friday Jan 10th from 5-7pm at Gotta Run Spartanburg.
Race will start at 8:30am on January 9th
No Race Day Sign Up
We will not be able to offer refunds or Deferrals- Weather can be an issue in January some years we have to reschedule for safety.
Early packet pick up- Friday January 8th 5pm-7pm at Gotta Run Spartanburg
Race day packet pick up- Saturday Jan 9th 7:00am- 8:15am at Cowpens Battlefield Office parking lot
Course Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7dpNfwvAIM
The course is a single loop course on the paved road at Cowpens Battlefield.
Awards
Top 3 Overall: open, masters, grandmasters
Age group awards:
14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,
45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 & over
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Running
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Gaffney, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:35 AM and sets at 5:32 PM local time (EST) in Gaffney on January 9, 2027 — 9h 57m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Results — Race for the Grasshopper 5K
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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, 2 Gaffney events
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