Events
Announcements
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Click here for 2024 Awards
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Click here for 2024 Printable Results
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Final Heat Assignments have been published. Click here to view the heats.
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Live Results will be available on race day here: Ultimate Runner Live Race Results
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Registration is now closed.
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Expedited awards process this year. Shirts will be distributed as participants complete the 5K race. At the post race party, awards will be distributed in groups rather than 1 person at a time. After Party Info Here
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Race insurance available at the time of registration. See more details below.
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Partial refund availability period extended until June 12, 2024.
Place
775 West End Blvd
Winston Salem, NC US 27101
Race Day Schedule
3:00 PM Runner Check-In/Bib Pickup Opens
4:00 PM Deadline For Bib Pickup (NO EXCEPTIONS)
4:20 PM Race Announcements
4:30PM Mile Heats Begin
5:30PM (est.) 400m Heats Begin*
5:50PM (est.) 800m Heats Begin*
6:30 PM (est.) 100m Heats Begin*
7:15 PM (est.) 5K Begins*
8:00 PM (est.) Post Race Party and Awards
*Note: We’ll move things along as quickly as possible. If we get ahead of schedule, then heats will begin earlier than the estimated times shown above. Keep alert. Any runner who fails to check-in to their assigned heat on time will be disqualified.
We will not delay the start, and you must check in by 4:00 in order to participate. There are lots of places to park around Hanes Park. Please allow plenty of time for any driving and parking issues.
Description
Runners of all ages and abilities are invited to escape the ho-hum of ordinary road races.
Five events in one night, four on the track and a 5K cross country. You must complete all five events to get a finishing score and receive the coveted Ultimate Runner t-shirt and a 4.91 Ultimate Runner car decal. The order of events is 1 mile, 400m, 800m, 100m, 5K XC. Track events are run in heats based upon submitted seed times.
Registration Info
The field size will be capped at 114 participants based upon the number of heats we can accommodate. All runners are seeded in heats by their best mile time in the last year. IMPORTANT: If you have questions about your registration, need to drop out, or wish to change your seed time send an email to the race director at ultimate@twincitytc.org.
NOTE: Twin City Track Club members receive $5 off registration. You must have claimed your membership at www.RunSignUp.com to receive the discount.
Post Race Party
Spend the evening at the post-race awards ceremony at Joymongers Barrel Hall across the street from Hanes Park. All entrants and volunteers are invited. Guests are also welcome for a nominal fee. Click here for more info!
NEW THIS YEAR: Race Insurance
When registering for the race, participants will be given the opportunity to purchase race insurance in the event they are unable to attend the event due to injury, illness, family emergencies, work travel conflicts and more. See more info about insurance cost by clicking here.
Train for Ultimate Runner at the Summer Track Series
The TCTC Summer Track Series is a great tune-up for the Ultimate Runner Event. The Summer Track Series (4 meets) is held at the Bob Sosnik Track at Hanes Park, near the R.J. Reynolds High School gym in Winston-Salem. For 2024, the first meet is on Wednesday, May 29 and continues on June 5, 12 and 19. All of the meets start at 6:00 PM. There is no entry fee. You may run as many events as you like. These events are for runners of all abilities and ages. We will have a digital clock set up, but there will be no official timekeeping or records kept.
Seed Times
All participants are required to enter an estimate 1 mile race time when registering. Your estimated mile time will be used for seeding in all events. Please be realistic --- you don't want to be placed in a heat that is too fast or too slow for you. If you decide to change your mile seed time after registering, you can self manage this change up until 1 week before the race. Log into your RunSignUp profile, select Manage Registration and then select Update Question Responses. More info here.
Running Shoe Collection
Got some used running shoes you need to get get rid of? Bring them to the race. We will be collecting gently worn, used sneakers and running shoes and sending them to Sneakers4Good. Their sneaker reuse and recycling program helps keep your running shoes out of landfills while supporting local causes and families all over the world.
Ultimate Runner in Runner's World
Ultimate Runner was featured in the April 1997 edition of Runner’s World magazine. Race Director Sandy Wetherhold convinced Runner's World contributing author, Don Kardong, to participate in the 1996 Ultimate Runner competition. The 8-page article was published the next spring. Kardong was an outstanding runner himself, finishing a close fourth in the marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, just three seconds behind the bronze medal winner.
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