Rail Explorers Buffalo Creek Invitational
About this race
SCHEDULE (NOT FINALIZED):
3:00 pm -- Course Opens
4:00 pm -- Middle School Girls 3k
4:40 pm -- Middle School Boys 3k
5:15 pm -- Middle School Awards
Awards: Top 15 Medals individuals Team - 1st place team trophy for each division
5:30 pm -- High School Girls 5k
6:20 pm -- High School Boys 5k
Directly after High school boy 5k -- High School Awards
Awards: Top 15 medals for individuals Team - 1st place team trophy
** Times will be adjusted if races finish early and can get all teams to the line**
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Running
Middle School Girls
Middle School Boys
High School Girls
High School Boys
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Clay, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:00 AM and sets at 7:42 PM local time (EDT) in Clay on September 9, 2026 — 12h 41m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Rail Explorers Buffalo Creek Invitational
93 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Middle School Girls
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danae Stricker | 12:56 | 6:56 /mi |
| 2 | Lindsey Kinder | 13:58 | 7:29 /mi |
| 3 | Kadance Adkins | 14:18 | 7:40 /mi |
| 4 | Kaylee Stelmack | 14:29 | 7:46 /mi |
| 5 | Baeli Frum | 15:15 | 8:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Clay
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Kanawha State Forest Half Marathon/7K
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Clay
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Clay 5K Races 2 races
- Clay Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 3 Clay events
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