Running Scared 5K/13K - Winston Salem
About this race
Grab your costumes & kids, or leave all that at home. Come out for the best Halloween themed event of the season and be fast, have a great time, or do both. We'll have plenty of Halloween goodies, plenty of music, and a fun atmosphere at the start and finish line AND FINISHER MEDALS!!! The 5K & 13K start at 2:00 PM & 2:30 PM at Jamison Park in Winston-Salem. We'll have an awesome shirts for participants & awards in both races to the top 3 Overall M/F winners, the top 3 M/F Masters winners, Top 3 Overall M/F Grand Master, Top 3 Overall M/F Top 3 Senior Master, and the top 3 in all the regular 5 year Age Groups.
Join fellow runners on October 19, 2025 for the Running Scared 5K/13K - Winston Salem. It's a fantastic 5K, 13K, 18K featuring a flat and fast course in Winston-Salem.
Pick your distance
Running
Scaredy Cat 5K
Come put your feet on the ground, and join us for a spook-tacular time!
Heart Pounding 13K
Come put your feet on the ground, and join us for a spook-tacular time!
Scaredy Cat 5K-No Swag
Same great event...No shirt
Heart Pounding 13K-No Swag
Same great event...No shirt
Deadly Double
Run the 5K then get back within 30 minutes, and run the 13K. 18K total! Earn a Deadly Double finisher medal in addition to your Running Scared Shirt.
Virtual Scaredy Cat 5K
Can't make the event, but want to join in on the fun and get the cool swag? Run where and when you want, submit your time, and we'll mail you your race swag!
Virtual Heart Pounding 13K
Can't make the event, but want to join in on the fun and get the cool swag? Run where and when you want, submit your time, and we'll mail you your race swag!
Virtual Deadly Double
Run the 5K then run the 13K. 18K total! Earn a Deadly Double finisher medal in addition to your Running Scared Shirt.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Winston-Salem in 2025, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Winston-Salem
Running Scared 5K/13K - Winston Salem takes place in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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