Take Flight 5k & 1 Mile Run
About this race
The 13th Annual Take Flight 5k.
Let your feet take flight on the Greenville Downtown Airport runway for one of the most unique running experiences and flattest 5k races around.
Join us on Memorial Day weekend at the Greenville Downtown Airport for the 13th Annual Take Flight 5K on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026. Costumes and Competition are highly encouraged. Fun is mandatory! Official groups will be publicly recognized so let us know. Prizes will be given out between races.
Strollers and walkers are allowed. No pets are allowed in this race.
We will take a moment to honor our fallen veterans with a small ceremony prior to the race. The Civil Air Patrol will conduct the missing comrade ceremony. We are working the other ceremony participants.
- Late, late registration 6:30 am
- Ceremony starts 7:30 am
- 5k race begins 8:00 am
- 1 mile race begins 8:45 am
Where:
- 21 Airport Road Ext. Greenville, SC US 29607
When:
- Memorial Day Weekend - Saturday, May 23rd 2026
Bib & Shirt Pickup:
- Packet pickup, Thursday, May 21st: 4:00pm - 7pm at the loop between Takeoff Minigolf and the Museum.
- Packet Friday, May 22nd: 4:00pm - 7:00pm at the loop between Takeoff Minigolf and the Museum.
- Packet Pickup Saturday, May 23rd: 6:30am - 7:45am
Course Map
- Route has been verified and will be posted.
Overall & Age Group Awards
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5k Race
- Top 3 Males & Females Overall
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Top 3 Males & Females in these AG Categories
- 1-12
- 13-19
- 20-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-69
- 70+
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1 Mile Race
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Top 3 Male and Female Overall
- Next year we will increase the age categories for everyone.
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Top 3 in these categories.
- 1-9 Boys & Girls
- 10-12 Boys & Girls
- 13-16 Boys & Girls
- 17-19 Boys & Girls
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Top 3 Male and Female Overall
Pick your distance
Running
Take Flight 5k
1 Mile Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Greenville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in Greenville on May 23, 2026 — 14h 11m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Take Flight 5k & 1 Mile Run
684 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Take Flight 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Barnett | 15:35 | 5:01 /mi |
| 2 | Emanuele Cicconi | 15:55 | 5:07 /mi |
| 3 | Karim Shakalia | 15:55 | 5:07 /mi |
| 4 | Trey Stewart | 16:32 | 5:19 /mi |
| 5 | Kyle Kugler | 16:33 | 5:20 /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, 98 Greenville events
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