2022 - Sandy Springs Education Force's Lightning 10K & 5K
2022 distances
Running
VIRTUAL STEP (Distance) Challenge
Sandy Spring Education Force is keeping the VIRTUAL componant for our 9th Annual Road Race with a 10K / 5K and STEP Challenge! Join Sandy Springs Education Force and help raise Funds to Support Literacy Programs for Sandy Springs Public schools by registering for this step challenge to make a Footprint on Literacy in our community. Once registered track your activity and post in RunSignUp.com on your results page, create a team, gather and build support, and help us raise funds. Help us reach our Fundraiser Goal by making and gathering donations.
VIRTUAL 5K
Sandy Spring Education Force is keeping the VIRTUAL componant for our 9th Annual Road Race with a 10K / 5K and STEP Challenge! Join Sandy Springs Education Force and help raise Funds to Support Literacy Programs for Sandy Springs Public schools by registering for this step challenge to make a Footprint on Literacy in our community. Once registered track your activity and post in RunSignUp.com on your results page, create a team, gather and build support, and help us raise funds. Help us reach our Fundraiser Goal by making and gathering donations.
VIRTUAL 10K
Sandy Spring Education Force is keeping the VIRTUAL componant for our 9th Annual Road Race with a 10K / 5K and STEP Challenge! Join Sandy Springs Education Force and help raise Funds to Support Literacy Programs for Sandy Springs Public schools by registering for this step challenge to make a Footprint on Literacy in our community. Once registered track your activity and post in RunSignUp.com on your results page, create a team, gather and build support, and help us raise funds. Help us reach our Fundraiser Goal by making and gathering donations.
LIVE Race Day 5K
Sandy Spring Education Force is back LIVE for our 9th Annual Road Race with a 10K / 5K Road Race held on Mount Vernon Highway. Join Sandy Springs Education Force and help raise funds to support literacy programs for public schools in Sandy Springs by registering for this step challenge to make a Footprint on Literacy in our community. Once registered track your activity and post in RunSignUp.com on your results page, create a team, gather and build support, and help us raise funds. Help us reach our fundraiser goal by making and gathering donations. We anticipate kicking off the 5K at around 7:55am.
LIVE Race Day 10K
Sandy Spring Education Force is back LIVE for our 9th Annual Road Race with a 10K / 5K Road Race held on Mount Vernon Highway. Join Sandy Springs Education Force and help raise Funds to Support Literacy Programs for Sandy Springs Public schools by registering for this step challenge to make a Footprint on Literacy in our community. Once registered track your activity and post in RunSignUp.com on your results page, create a team, gather and build support, and help us raise funds. Help us reach our Fundraiser Goal by making and gathering donations. We anticipate kicking off the 10K at around 7:45 am.
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 8, 2022 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:37 AM and sets at 7:12 PM local time (EDT) in Sandy Springs on October 8, 2022 — 11h 35m of daylight.
Course
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2022 results — Sandy Springs Education Force's Lightning 10K & 5K
245 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the VIRTUAL STEP (Distance) Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Strickland | — | — |
| 2 | Christine Heller | — | — |
| 3 | Opie Blackwell | — | — |
| 4 | Randi Tolstyk | — | — |
| 5 | Christine Bruno | — | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Sandy Springs
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Sandy Springs 5K Races 3 races
- Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs events
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