Salem Lake Trail Runs 30K/7 Mile/5K
About this race
Come join us for the 30K (18.6 miles), 7 mile, or 5K (3.1 miles) run on the beautiful, mostly shaded, wooded trail surrounding Salem Lake. Enjoy a well-organized event that is a great tune up for your fall marathon. The course has been listed as one of America's best running trails and part of the proceeds benefit the Salem Lake Trail System. Celebrate your run with post race food and beer from Radar Brewing!
Registration closes at 11:59PM Wednesday before the race. Registration available at Friday Packet Pick-Up only.
THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!
Race Start times:
30k – 8:00 AM
7 Mile – 8:15 AM
5K – 8:20 AM
Packet Pickup (at Salem Lake Marina building):
Friday – 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday – 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
Long Sleeve Tri-Blend Race T-Shirts will be available in female and unisex sizes. Shirts guaranteed for all registrations through end of August! Shirts run true to size but if you prefer a looser fitting shirt, size up!
Race Transfer Requests: Must be made by Wednesday before the race. Email runthelastmile245@gmail.com. No exceptions!
Pick your distance
Trail running
30K
An out and back race starting at the Marina Building Water stops approximately every 3.5 miles **Course cut off is 4 hours (12pm). Participants that may take longer than this are encouraged to start at 7am. Please check in at the Timing Trailer before starting. Participants that start early are not eligible for awards**
7 Mile
One complete loop around the lake. Start and finish at the Marina Building Water stop at approximately 3.5 miles
5K
Out and back on the Salem Lake Trail
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Winston-Salem, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:12 AM and sets at 7:12 PM local time (EDT) in Winston-Salem on September 26, 2026 — 11h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Salem Lake Trail Runs 30K/7 Mile/5K
386 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 30K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Carbaugh | 1:55:03 | 6:10 /mi |
| 2 | Nick Rose | 2:00:02 | 6:26 /mi |
| 3 | Jared Woollacott | 2:04:50 | 6:42 /mi |
| 4 | Jake Moore | 2:07:24 | 6:50 /mi |
| 5 | Jeremiah Kalir | 2:14:44 | 7:14 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 76 Winston-Salem events
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