St James Elementary School Royal Run 5k
About this race
Please join us for the St James Elementary School Royal Run 5k & 1 Mile Fun Walk on Saturday Nov 14, 2026! We have an incredibly fun event planned, and all proceeds will directly benefit SJES to support the programming and supplies our children benefit from throughout the school year!
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov 13, 2026 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Packet Pick Up
St. James Elementary School
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 - 7:00am-8:00am
Packet Pick Up and On-Site Registration
Warm-Ups and Pre-Race FUN!
Verdict Ridge Pool parking lot for our start and finish line, located at 1633 Withers Drive Denver, NC.
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 - 8:30am
5k Royal Run START!
Run, Jog, Walk, Stroll - Let's Do IT!
Our start and finish line! Located at 1774 St James Church ard Denver, NC.
Race entry includes pre-race fun, t-shirt, age group certificates, finisher medals for all kids and a fabulous finish line festival!
St. James Elementary PTO – raising funds to support our school!
Adult and Youth shirt sizes available! (T-Shirts only guaranteed if registered by 10/30/2026)
Awards break down:
1st place male & female overall
1st, 2nd, 3rd male and female in following age groups:
10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
Pick your distance
Running
5k (Timed)
This division is for the competitors who are concerned about a TIME and placing for awards! Please make sure you have a timing device (bib/chip) race morning!
One Mile Fun Run/Walk
5k (NON-Timed) Run/Walk
This division is for anyone not concerned about a TIME (you will not get a timing device) Thank you for your support!
Kids Dash (5 and under)
This kids dash is for kids 5 and under and will take place during the finish line festival. Participating kids and caregiver(s) should report to the starting line in the VR Pool Parking Lot. Kids will take one turn around the track and get to run across the official finish line! Each kids dash participant will receive a special medal when the cross the finish line.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Denver, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 5:18 PM local time (EST) in Denver on November 14, 2026 — 10h 19m of daylight.
Course
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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, 4 Denver events
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