Race to the Rock - 5K Run
About this race
IT'S BACK!
The Race to the Rock 5K is back! As most of you know, Chimney Rock and Lake Lure were devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024.
While the area is slowly recovering, the Lake Lure Olympiad Committee is pleased to be able to bring back both the Race to the Rock 5K as well as the Slam the Dam 10K, as part of their "Race for Recovery" weekend. Unfortunately, the Lake Lure Triathlon will have to wait another year as the lake is still not up to proper standards for safe swimming.
If you're a veteran of the Race to the Rock 5K - welcome back! If you haven't done this race before, treat yourself to a challenging 5K course topped off by a spectacular finish at the top of Chimney Rock State Park with a stunning 75 Mile panoramic view of the Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure.
All spectators and participants will need to exit the mountain after the race and awards.
Participants will be allowed, at no charge, back up on the mountain after the park reopens.
All trails will remain CLOSED until the park reopens.
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Running
Individual
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chimney Rock, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:49 AM and sets at 8:17 PM local time (EDT) in Chimney Rock on August 16, 2026 — 13h 27m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Race to the Rock - 5K Run
Individual · 146 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Trompeter | 22:00 | 4:24 /km |
| 2 | Jennifer Fisher | 22:45 | 4:33 /km |
| 3 | Rudy Ryback | 23:00 | 4:36 /km |
| 4 | Walker Borders | 23:52 | 4:46 /km |
| 5 | Nolan Darling | 24:37 | 4:56 /km |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Chimney Rock
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Black Mountain Turkey Trot 5k
Old Fort Turkey Trot
Burn The Bird
Santa Shuffle
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, 1 Chimney Rock event
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