2020 - The Great American Race
2020 distances
Running
The Great American Race
Complete just over 2582 Miles across the United States from Sunset Beach CA to Sunset Beach NC. Complete this challenge alone or create/join a team and count everyone's miles collectively. This registration will include both the East and the West US Race Medal +1 United We Run Tech Quarter Zip. Option 1 will also include the ability to log you're miles via our official dashboard and view yourself on our interactive map plus see where your friends are as well. You will also have access to our private Great American Race Facebook Community. Additional Swag such as T'Shirts, Pajama Pants & Stickers will be available for purchase. Option 1 is $80, there is NO time limit to complete this challenge and your packet will ship when you finish - with the first ones going out in February 2021. If you'd like to register your Dog to run with you please select the "Add Another Registration" button down below and select the Dog Companion Pack.
Run The East
Complete 1063 Miles across the eastern portion of the United States from the Coast of Sunset Beach NC to the Arkansas/Oklahoma State line. This registration will include the Eastern Race Medal +1 United We Run Tech Quarter Zip. Option 2 will also include the ability to log you're miles via our official dashboard and view yourself on our interactive map plus see where your friends are as well. You will also have access to our private Great American Race Facebook Community. Additional Swag such as T'Shirts, Pajama Pants & Stickers will be available for purchase. Option 2 costs $55, there is NO time limit to complete this challenge and your packet will ship when you finish - with the first ones going out in February 2021. If you'd like to register your Dog to run with you please select the "Add Another Registration" button down below and select the Dog Companion Pack.
Run The West
Complete 1519 Miles across the western portion of the United States from the Arkansas/Oklahoma State line to Sunset Beach CA. This registration includes the Western Race Medal +1 United We Run Tech Quarter Zip. Option 3 will also include the ability to log you're miles via our official dashboard and view yourself on our interactive map plus see where your friends are as well. You will also have access to our private Great American Race Facebook Community. Additional Swag such as T'Shirts, Pajama Pants & Stickers will be available for purchase. Option 3 is $55, there is NO time limit to complete this challenge and your packet will ship when you finish - with the first ones going out in February 2021. If you'd like to register your Dog to run with you please select the "Add Another Registration" button down below and select the Dog Companion Pack.
The Great American Race Community and Interactive Map Access
With this option you will gain access to our interactive map and have the ability to log you're miles across the United States as well as our private Great American Race Facebook Community. You will not receive a medal but can add additional swag items on for purchase such as T-shirt's, Pajama Pants and stickers. Option 4 is $20, and if you purchase items they will ship with the first wave going out in February 2021.
5K Run or Run/Walk
10K Run or Run/Walk
Virtual 5k
Our Virtual Race is a way you can join us but not on race day July 4th. You have until July 31st to complete your run and simply tag us on social media. We will ship your swag to you after the event!
Virtual 10K
Our Virtual Race is a way you can join us but not on race day July 4th. You have until July 31st to complete your run and simply tag us on social media. We will ship your swag to you after the event!
Walking
1.776 Mile Walk
Race-day weather
Conditions on July 4, 2020 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 5:45 AM and sets at 8:18 PM local time (PDT) in Visalia on July 4, 2020 — 14h 33m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2020 results — The Great American Race
309 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the The Great American Race
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Howard | 1191:40:00 | 4:46 /mi |
| 2 | Donna Rasch | 498:18:22 | 3:52 /mi |
| 3 | Mary Gibbons | 737:54:13 | 9:56 /mi |
| 4 | Paul Dunwell | 846:51:10 | 11:38 /mi |
| 5 | Jennifer Doyle | 277:46:40 | 4:04 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 13 Visalia events
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