Take Flight 5K

Greenville, SC, USA
24 May, 2025 (Sat)

Running

1 mi, 5 km

About the event

The 11th 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 10th Annual Take Flight 5K on Saturday, May 24th, 2025. Costumes and Competition are highly encouraged. Fun mandatory! Official groups will be publicly recognized. Prizes will be given out.
 
We earned enough last year to start the park expansion, add a picnic hangar, and fix some playground equipment! Let's add some swings and new playground equipment this year!!
 
We will take a moment to honor our fallen veterans with a small ceremony prior to the race. There are prizes to be silent auctioned off and trophies to be won. The Civil Air Patrol will present the colors and conduct the missing comrade ceremony.
 
We will have an actual bugler, Stephen Goshorn, to play TAPS. The SC Army National Guard will have some give aways The MHCC History Museum will have a vehicle display Saturday

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 25th 2024

 
Bib & Shirt Pickup:

Packets Friday, May 24th:  4:00pm to 7:00pm at Runway Café

Packet Pickup Saturday, May 25th:  6:30am - 7:45am 

 
Course Map 

5k HERE

1 Mile HERE

 
Overall & Age Group Awards

5k Race

Top 3 Males & Females Overall

Top 3 Males & Females in these AG Categories

0-9

10-12

13-16

17-19

20-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-79

80+



1 Mile Race

Top 3 Male and Female Overall

Top 3 in the Youth Age Group Categories

1-9 Boys & Girls

10-12 Boys & Girls

13-16 Boys & Girls

17-19 Boys & Girls



 
All proceeds from the race and any fundraising goes to Runway Park maintenance and improvements. There is a small ceremony prior to the race to honor our fallen veterans. 

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24 May, 2025 (Sat) - 08:00
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1 Mile Run

24 May, 2025 (Sat) - 08:45
Running

1 mi

Solo
On site
Road

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Take Flight 5K Charity Challenge: You Run, your Charity wins!

13 May, 2015 (Wed)

“Most people have a charity that they help support, so this year, in addition to raising money to complete Runway Park at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in S.C., we have added a new feature to our race: A Charity Challenge!” stated Joe Lanahan, Take Flight 5K Race Director. “People can sign up without being on a charity team, as they always have, this is just a new race feature.” Lanahan added. Want to take the Charity Challenge? Register a team of 4 runners (at least one must be female) to participate in Take Flight 5k 2015. When folks register for the race they will be asked to pick a charity team. Encourage them to pick yours and $1 dollar from each runner will go to your non-profit group. Also, the team that has the FASTEST combined time for their top 3 runners will earn an additional $250 for their charity and the team that signs up the most participants will earn an additional $250 for their charity. Reserve your team now by emailing LaraLKaufmann@gmail.com for a team registration form. Once received this information will be added to the online registration site so each of the team’s runners and all their supporters can select the charity’s team. “Take Flight 5K will also have some very unique race prizes. The Best Overall Take Flight 5K Male and Female winners will receive a cool airplane gauge mounted to an award base! All kids mile participants will get Take Flight 5K ‘Dog Tags’ and everyone will get an event T-shirt. Other prizes will also be awarded,” noted Lanahan. CHUCK 97.7, Hot 98.1, 107.3 JAMZ, X98.5, Maserati Lotus Greenville, Touring Sport BMW / Triumph / Ducati, Civil Air Patrol, RoundTowners and Fleet Feet Sports are sponsoring Take Flight 5K 2015 that will be held on Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 (Memorial Day weekend) at the Greenville Downtown Airport. The race will depart from Runway Park which is located next to the Runway Cafe at 21 Airport Road Extension, Greenville, SC 29607. For more information and to register for the event, please visit https://book-events.com/takeflight5k/ “On your mark, get set, go register to run or walk for your charity at the year’s Take Flight 5K. Hope to see you on the airfield!” stated Joe Frasher, Airport Director of the Greenville Downtown Airport. GMU is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina and is a self-sufficient entity with financial strength that doesn’t rely on local taxpayers for funding. GMU is home to Greenville Jet Center, the largest Fixed Base Operator (FBO) in S.C., as well as more than 25 other aviation-related businesses creating 453 jobs that annually contribute more than $35.2 million to the Upstate economy. For more information about GMU please visit http://www.greenvilledowntownairport.com or contact Joe Frasher at 864-242-4777 or joe@greenvilledowntownairport.com
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