2025 - Running of the Lights
2025 distances
Running
5K Run/Walk
Enjoy your New Year's run through 3.1 miles of beautiful Christmas lights! This route sees the most light displays.
Economy 5K Run/Walk
Have enough race shirts and medals? Enjoy the same great race and atmosphere, minus the medal and shirt! *Economy means you will NOT receive a shirt or medal*
1.75 Mile Fun Run/Walk
This event is an easy going run or walk and still allows participants to see some fun light displays.
Economy 1.75 Mile Fun Run/Walk
This event is an easy going run or walk and still allows participants to see some fun light displays. *Economy means you will NOT receive a shirt or medal*
Virtual Fun Run or 5K
Can't join us in person but still want to enjoy the fun of running on New Years? Join us virtually!
Race-day weather
Conditions on January 1, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:32 AM and sets at 5:18 PM local time (EST) in Clemmons on January 1, 2025 — 9h 46m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2025 results — Running of the Lights
730 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Hamilton | 17:41 | 5:11 /mi |
| 2 | Luke Vannoy | 18:22 | 5:23 /mi |
| 3 | Bryson Vann | 18:48 | 5:30 /mi |
| 4 | Blake Farmer | 19:11 | 5:37 /mi |
| 5 | E. Sloop | 19:13 | 5:37 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Clemmons
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Miles for Meals 5K
Running of the Lights
Mission 5K
Running Scared 5K/13K - Winston Salem
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Clemmons
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Clemmons 5K Races 8 races
- Clemmons Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 11 Clemmons events
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