The Beat the Heat 5K was recently featured in Running Journal magazine as the #1 Must Run “Under the Radar” race in the South!

Beat the Heat 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
6:30 pm - 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

7:00 pm - 5K Race

Directed by Twin City Track Club

Winston-Salem, NC

Site of North Carolina USATF 5K Road Championships

2009 Results

Photos from 2009 Event are posted on the Beat the Heat Facebook page -- click on link below.

Click here for a virtual race preview on YouTube!

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Eligibility

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk - Children and adults. (Parent may accompany child.)
5K - All individuals who are able to run and/or walk the course.

To be eligible for USATF awards, athletes must be a current USATF Member and a 12 month resident of NC. To compete in the USATF championship you must preregister.

For safety's sake no headphones, pets, baby joggers, roller blades, skates or bicycles in the 5K. They are not covered by our insurance.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2009 SPONSORS!

GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

For sponsor information, contact race director at beattheheat@twincitytc.org.

Location

499 Deacon Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27105

Both races will start and finish in the parking area near the Stadium. From Business I-40, exit Cherry Street, north to University Parkway, turn east on Deacon Boulevard, and north into the Groves Stadium parking lot.

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^{Entry Fees}

5K - $16.00 until July 7th; $20.00 until July 16th; $25 on July 17th
(includes T-shirt for the first 500 entries)*
TCTC and Tri-COWS members $13 until July 7th.
1 Mile Fun Run/Walk - $5.00 through race day (no T-shirt)
$10 (includes T-shirt)

Online registration closes on Wednesday, July 14, 2009 @ 5:00 PM.

^{Race Day Registration}

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk - 5:00 - 6:00 pm
5K - 5:00 - 6:30 pm
In front of the WFU Indoor Tennis Center

Preregistered Packet Pickup and Late Registration

Packet pickup and Race Registration at 4 Runners Only (111H Reynolda Village) Friday, July 16th, 4 pm to 6 pm, Saturday, July 18th, 10 am to 12 noon.

Packet pickup at race site, Saturday, July 17th, 5:15 pm until 15 minutes before race start.

2009 Runner Registration List as of July 15, 2009

Lodging Information

Sundance Plaza Hotel and Suites

3050 University Parkway, W-S, NC 27105

www.clarionhotel.com; Call (336) 723-2911 for reservations; Walking distance to race site.

The Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center
420 High St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101; www.hawthorneinn.com; Call (800) 972-3774 for reservations; Walking distance to downtown Winston-Salem; 3 miles to race site

Courses

5K USATF Certified, USATF Sanctioned, RRCA sanctioned, course is predominately flat and fast. Traffic will be monitored.

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk - The course is flat. No Traffic.

Cick here to see a virtual course preview video.

Click here to view the new course map.

Click here to download a printable version of the course map.

Splits

Will be given every mile. Digital Clock at finish.

Water Stations

Water at mile 1, 2, and at finish.

Entry Fee Includes

Custom designed T-shirt (5K registrants only), post-race refreshments, awards, complete mailed results, and race management by TCTC. T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 500 individuals registered for the 5K.

Awards

Unique trophies awarded as follows:

Overall: To top three male and top three female finishers. Top male and female masters.

Age based awards will be awarded to the top 50 finishers based on their World Association of Veteran’s Athletes (WAVA) age-graded time.

$1500 in prize money to the top 20 age-graded times. 1; $250, 2; $200, 3; $150, 4; $100, 5; $90, 6; $80, 7; $70, 8; $65,9; $60, 10; $55, 11-15; $50. 16-20; $25

Members of USATF will be eligible for additional cash awards as follows:
Open: 1st - $500, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $150, 4th - $100, 5th - $50
Masters: 1st $100, 2nd $50

To be eligible for USATF awards, athletes must be a current USATF Member, a 12 month resident of NC, and must pre-register. No race day USATF entries will be accepted. USATF participants will be posting the Thursday before the race to allow time for membership verification.

Awards presentation held immediately following the race and will not be mailed. For more information on age-graded scoring, read this RRCA article. To convert one of your recent race times, use this Age-Graded Calculator.

Each Run/Walk Finisher

Finisher awards for the one mile participants.

Refreshments

Snacks, fresh fruit, drinks.

Course Records

Open Male - Bobby Mack 14:20 (2009)
Open Female - Blake Phillips Russell 16:11 (1999)

Awards Ceremony

The awards presentation will be held immediately following the race. Awards will not be mailed.

Information (click here for online application)

Call Er Ralston (336) 749-7008 evenings or 4 Runners Only (336) 722-2489 days or write

TCTC - Beat the Heat 5K, P. O. Box 692, Winston-Salem, NC 27102

Make checks payable to Twin City Track Club. Mail-in entries must be received by the Wednesday before the race

On-line registration closes the Wednesday evening before the race.

Results

1997 Results
1998 Results
1999 Results
2000 Results
2001 Results
2002 Results
2003 Results
2004 Results
2005 Results
2006 Results
2007 Results
2008 Results