Roots & Routes 5K at the Mills
About this race
Roots & Routes 5K at the Mills is a trail race starting at the Rocky Mount Mills to raise money for Ripe For Revival. Ripe For Revival is a 501(C)3 non-profit located in Rocky Mount NC. Our mission is to Revive Communities through Food by bridging the gap between farm excess and food access.
The 5K will start and finish in the Rocky Mount Mills parking lot and you will run less then a half mile to and from the bike trails at battle park in which a majority of the race will be taking place. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 6 YEARS OF AGE TO PARTICIPATE.
Early Packet Pickup:
Early pickup with be Friday 5/01/2026. You will be able to pick your packet from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the big blue tent near water tower. There will be Live music in the evening at the Rocky Mount Mills as well! Address is same as race day!
RACE DAY:
Packets can be picked up starting 7:30 am and race will start at 9:00! Every runner with get a T-shirt in a size of there choice up until the date listed. After that date you can receive a shirt after the race from the sizes that are left. Each runner who finishes will get a finishers medal. There will also be age group awards roughly being 10 year age gaps. There will be live music at The Mills the night of race day as well!
Age groups Male and Female:
6-12
13-20
21-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+
Quick timelapse and look into what the trails look like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdcPGwZzPVM
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Running
5K Trail Race
An event starting at the Rocky Mills and leading into the Battle Park trails.
5K Trail Race (NO FINISHERS MEDAL)
Same race but cheaper with no finishers medal.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Rocky Mount, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 7:59 PM local time (EDT) in Rocky Mount on May 2, 2026 — 13h 41m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Roots & Routes 5K at the Mills
5K Trail Race · 49 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nic Groesser | 22:21 | 7:13 /mi |
| 2 | Mauricio Morales | 23:26 | 7:34 /mi |
| 3 | Jacob Pridgen | 23:29 | 7:35 /mi |
| 4 | Jacob Druga | 23:39 | 7:38 /mi |
| 5 | Dana Lynch | 24:05 | 7:46 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Rocky Mount
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Gobbler 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Rocky Mount, NC (45)
Holiday 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Rocky Mount, NC (49)
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Rocky Mount
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Rocky Mount 5K Races 18 races
- 10K Run Events in Rocky Mount 12 races
- Rocky Mount Half Marathons 12 races
- Rocky Mount Running Calendar 2026 20 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, 21 Rocky Mount events
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