Run for the Rose 5K
About this race
Join us for the United Way Run for the Rose 5K
May 16, 2026 at 8:30 am
Location Address: Lindsay Pettus Greenway- Comporium Nature Pavilion Benefit/Mission: All proceeds benefit the United Way of Lancaster County which addresses critical community needs in the areas of Healthy Community, Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency in our community. The organization funds programs in 15 local nonprofits and spearheads 9 initiatives to drive impact, and serves as the lead agency for the Lancaster Area Coalition for the Homeless, working to reduce homelessness in Lancaster County. Course description: Run for the Rose through the scenic Lindsay Pettus Greenway - a beautiful boardwalk and concrete pathway along Gills Creek. You will wind around a local school and then get on the Greenway following the boardwalk until you loop at the Woodland Dr entrance to return back to the start/finish line. Grab your 90s workout attire and hit the race or fun run! 90s attire encouraged, prizes awarded for "best dressed". The Run for the Rose will be the premier race for the Red Rose Festival and we're thrilled to have you will join us! After the race, enjoy the Red Rose Festival, the City of Lancaster's signature event featuring craft and business vendors, delicious food vendors, a Kids Zone, live music, an antique car show, a dog show, and more! T-shirt Deadlines: Sign up by April 30 for guaranteed shirt (adult) size Special Note: Due to an overwhelming response, we may not have extra R4TR merch for registrations over the first 100. Packet Pickup: A Friday Packet Pickup will be held at Five Grands Lancaster Square Shopping Center 947 A. North Main Street Lancaster, SC from 4:30pm- 6:00pm. Saturday, May 16 beginning at 7:30 am at the Lancaster County Chamber parking lot 453 Colonial Ave, Race Headquarters - the United Way tent. Parking is in the visitor's lot of Lancaster Memorial Stadium. Paper Registrations can be mailed to: R4TR @ United Way of Lancaster County P O Box 56 Lancaster SC 29721 Questions about the race: Call United Way of Lancaster County, 803-283-8923 Awards: 1st Place and 2nd Place Overall (M&F) plus age group winners (M&F) Age Groups: 13 and under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60- 69, 70+Pick your distance
Running
Run for the Rose- 5k Timed
Totally Rad Fun Run- Untimed
Wanna join the fun, but maybe you don't run fast? Try our Totally Rad Fun Run- same course but it's at your own pace, or you can shorten the distance to our one mile course. You'll still get a Race T-shirt and support the work of the United Way.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lancaster, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 8:19 PM local time (EDT) in Lancaster on May 16, 2026 — 14h 00m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Run for the Rose 5K
Run for the Rose- 5k Timed · 70 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Wood | 18:08 | 5:51 /mi |
| 2 | Brenda Johnson | 18:56 | 6:06 /mi |
| 3 | Hunter Vaughn | 22:37 | 7:18 /mi |
| 4 | Braden Crawford | 22:38 | 7:18 /mi |
| 5 | Troy Hyde | 22:41 | 7:19 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Lancaster 5K Races 2 races
- Lancaster Running Calendar 2026 3 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 Lancaster events
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