Wvu Medicine/Summersville Regional Medical Center Spud Run
About this race
5K run that starts in downtown Summersville, WV and runs through the streets of the rural town. The course is primarily a flat road race. It is associated with the Nicholas County Potato Festival and kicks off the biggest day of the festival. WVU Medicine/Summersville Regional Medical Center is the sponsor of the annual event.
Race t-shirts are included in the registration fee.
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Running
5K RUN
REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT 8:00am AT SUMMERSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Walking
5K WALK
Walk Only. Any running will automatically put you into the Run Division. REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT 8:00am AT SUMMERSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Summersville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:02 AM and sets at 7:36 PM local time (EDT) in Summersville on September 12, 2026 — 12h 33m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Wvu Medicine/Summersville Regional Medical Center Spud Run
102 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K RUN
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issac Prather | 15:25 | 4:58 /mi |
| 2 | Johnny Walker | 16:29 | 5:18 /mi |
| 3 | Owen Wayne | 19:05 | 6:08 /mi |
| 4 | Owen Groves | 19:10 | 6:10 /mi |
| 5 | Zachary Hill | 20:38 | 6:39 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Summersville
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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- Summersville 5K Races 2 races
- Summersville Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Summersville events
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