 The 43rd edition of the TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K has been awarded the designation of being the 2020 Road Runners Club of America South Carolina State 10K Championship. The race was previously the 2017 RRCA State 10K Championship and also the 2019 RRCA Southern Region 10K State Championship.
Special RRCA Championship medals will be awarded to the male and female open, masters (40+), grand masters (50+), and senior grand masters (60+) division winners. The 43rd TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K, 5K and Youth Mile is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2020 with the start and finish on S. Main Street in downtown Greenville. The 10K and 5K events are capped at 1500 participants and registration is currently open at Register.
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 The 2019 Winning Design The Greenville Track Club is proud to announce our T-shirt Art Design Contest for the front of the 2020 TD Bank Reedy River Run race shirt. The contest opens on October 15, 2019 and closes on December 15, 2019.. Finalists will be chosen by a special committee and the final 3-5 selected designs will be posted for voting for the best design by those runners who have registered for the 2020 event. The winning design will be featured on the race shirts for the April 18, 2020 event, which includes the featured 10K, a 5K and a Youth Run. The winner of the contest will be awarded $300, four race shirts featuring the design and an entry to the TD Bank Reedy River Run.
For details regarding the T-shirt Art Design Contest please visit T-Shirt Design Contest. Registration is now open for our 43rd TD Bank Reedy River Run on Saturday, April 18, 2020. More details are available on this website. Registration link. Early Bird pricing is in effect.
 The 2019 Edition of the Greenville Track Club's FIT'S COOL School Challenge had Woodland Elementary School repeating as champion of the Elementary School competition with a total of 278 points (27 students + 4 adults).
In the Middle School category Tanglewood also repeated as champion with 90 points. Both Woodland Elementary and Tanglewood Middle schools will receive a $500 donation from the Greenville Track Club in conjunction with the TD Bank Reedy River Run. Results from 2019 FIT'S COOL School Challenge Elementary Schools 1. Woodland Elementary = 278 points (27 students + 4 adults) 2. AJ Whittenburg = 64 points (6 students + 2 adults) 3. Sterling Elementary = 22 points (2 students + 1 adult) 4. Brushy Creek = 20 points (2 students) 5. Hunt Meadows = 14 points (1 student + 2 adults) Results from 2019 FIT'S COOL School Challenge Middle Schools 1. Tanglewood Middle School = 90 points (8 students + 5 adults) 2. Greenville Middle Academy = 14 points (1 student + 2 adults) 3. GMC Middle = 10 points (1 student)  2019 Recap & ResultsScanSource not only repeated as winners of the "Most Finishers Under 75 Minutes in the 10K" category, but won the Fastest Corporate Team award for the second consecutive year. ScanSource totaled a time of 4 hours, 7 mins and 12 seconds (4:07:23) , which bettered their 2018. time of 4 hours, 23 minutes, 27 seconds (4:23:27).
In its fourth year, the Darrell Jennewine Corporate Cup Challenge is named in memory of the late Greenville Track Club administrator who devoted much of his later life to promoting fitness through running in the Greenville community. The Challenge has two categories: one for the "Fastest Corporate Team" and the other for the "Most Finishers Under 75 minutes". The Fastest Team competition calculates the six fastest finishers times for an aggregate total and then subtracts a time bonus of 30 seconds for each additional team finisher under 75 mins (with a maximum of 10 counted toward the bonus). Fastest Corporate Teams in 10K 1. ScanSource = 4 hours, 7 mins, 12 seconds or 14,832 seconds 2. Michelin = 4:44:32 or 17,072 seconds 3. Dixon Hughes Goodman = 5:04:11 or 18,251 seconds 4. GE = 5:10:37 or 18,637 seconds 5. TD Bank = 6:10:44 or 22,244 seconds In the Most Finishers Under 75 Minutes category, ScanSource had 23 runners under the 75 minute goal. Most Finishers Under 75 Minutes in 10K 1. ScanSource = 23 2. Michelin = 11 3. Dixon Hughes Goodman = 8 4. GE = 6 5. TD Bank = 5 5, Milliken = 5 7. Prisma Heath = 4 7. TTI = 4 9. Sealed Air = 3 9. Fireforge - 3
On an atypical mid-April morning, with cool, cloudy and windy conditions, James Quattlebaum made his debut appearance in the TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K a memorable one as he sprinted to victory over the final 600 meters. Ester Atkins defended her 2018 winner's title and won by over 45 seconds to become a multi-time winner of this event. The men's field was one of the deepest in recent years and Greenville's Quattlebaum and Eddie Garcia led in the flatter Cleveland Park portion of the ten kilometer route. ON ZAP Enurance's Aaron Nelson caught the duo and took the lead as Quattlebuam went with him as they dropped Garcia on the challenging 500-meter hill in Falls Park. Once the two leaders crested the hill and turned onto Augusta St and then S. Main Street, Quattlebaum used his kick to put a gap of eight seconds on Nelson. His winning time of 30:18 was the fastest since Elkanah Kibet's 29:57 in 2016 on a slightly different course. The winner represents Greenville's Run In running shop and earned a total of $1300 for his efforts ($1000 for first place, $200 for first South Carolina resident and a $100 time bonus for running under 30:30). Nelson earned a total of $800 ($700 for second and $100 time bonus). Garcia, a member of ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE, hung on for third place with a time of 30:33 and earned $500. His time was ten seconds better than last year's winning time. Fourth place went to Jason Lynch, out of Kaysville, Utah, with a time of 30:44. Rock Hill, SC's Jonathan McGinnis was another five seconds back (30:49) to place fifth. Greenville's Cole Atkins was sixth in 31:09. Atkins wife, Esther, had a winning time of 36:35--compared to her time of 35:27 in 2018. OG Gardner improved on her third place finish in 2018 to take second this year in 37:13. Kelly Woodard was the third female finisher and ran 39:13. Atkins earned a total of $1200 for her first place finishes (overall & first South Carolina resident) and Gardner won $700. The 10K was the Road Runner's Club of America Southern Region 10K Championship. Quattlebaum and Esther Atkins were crowned the overall champions and received special RRCA Championship medals. Other RRCA Southern Region 10K champions were: John Eric Ashton (51) of Daniel Island, SC - Masters and Grandmaster division, 34:49 Dave Geer (64) of Clemson, SC - Senior Grandmaster, 42:24 Chrissy Driskell, (41) of Greer, SC - Women Masters, 43:55 Jane Godwin, (59) of Greenville, Women Grandmaster, 48:50 Judy Walls, (60), of Piedmont, SC, Women Senior Grandmaster, 53:05 Race results are available @ 2019 TD Bank Reedy River Run Race Results. Race photos are available @ 2019 TD Bank Reedy River Run Race Photos. And on Facebook @ MarathonRuns
Weather Forecast for Race Morning - Saturday, April 20  FRIDAY morning updates:
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2018 Packet Pickup 11:00 am until 6:00 pm @ Fleet Feet at 635 Augusta Street SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2018 Pre-race Packet Pickup between 6:00 am and 6:45 am in front of the Peace Center at corner of S. Main Street & Broad St. Road Closures @ 6:45 am Singing of National Anthem for 5K and Youth Mile @ 7:15 am 5K Race Start @ 7:20 am, on S. Main Street at Broad Street Youth Run Start @ 7:25 am.on S. Main Street at Broad Street Elite Athlete Introductions @ 7:45 am Singing of National Anthem for 10K @ 7:50 am 10K Race Start: On S. Main St. near corner of Broad Street in front of Fidelity Building. Enter start corrals in front of the Greenville News Building on E. Broad Street. 7:55 am - Elite athletes and Wave 1 (bib numbers A-1 to A-300) 7:56 am - Wave 2 (bib numbers B-301 to B-600) 7:57 am - Wave 3 (bib numbers C-601 to C-900) 7:58 am - Wave 4 (bib numbers D-901 to D-1200) 7:59 am - Wave 5 (bib numbers E-1201 to E-1500) Post Race Festival from 7:45 to 11:00 am at Graham Plaza in front of the Peace Center Youth Mile Awards Presentation @ 9:00 am 5K Awards Presentation @ 9:15 am 10K Awards Presentation @ 9:45 am Post-Race After Party at Fleet Feet: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm  Benji Durden in his prime. Benji Durden, who tied for first place in the first TD Bank Reedy River Run back in 1978, will return to our 42nd edition and wear bib number A-001. Durden, who resided in Stone Mountain, GA at that time, now lives in Boulder, CO. He was a member of the 1980 USA Olympic Team as a marathoner. He also represented the USA in the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki in the marathon, after placing third at that year's Boston Marathon. His time at Boston was 2:09:58.
TD Bank Reedy River Run is one of the event's Durden is participating in this year as part of a "nostalgia tour." He recently ran in Charleston's Cooper River Bridge Run 10K, where he had previously won many years ago. Benji will assist in presenting the 10K awards following this year's race and will also be present from 2:00 - 3:30 pm during Friday's Packet Pickup at Fleet Feet The top seeds for this year's 10K race:
Race week has arrived for our 42nd TD Bank Reedy River Run.
We just wanted to keep you informed regarding our event schedule for the week. Packet Pickup (for your race number and T-shirt) will be at Fleet Feet at 635 Augusta St, Greenville, SC. Packet pickup times are 11:00 am until 6:00 pm on Thursday (18th) and Friday (19th). You will be receiving an email on Wednesday evening informing you of your race bib number. Please bring that information with you to facilitate the process. We encourage all participants to obtain their race packets on Thursday or Friday. However, there will be a last-chance opportunity to obtain race packets on Saturday morning between 6:00 and 6:45 am. The location will be at the tent next to the mobile stage in front of the Peace Center at the corner of W. Broad St and S. Main St. We will close down that process at 6:45 due to our 5K start at 7:20 am. Runners should arrive at least 45 mins before their race start (7:20 am START for 5K, 7:25 START for Youth Mile and 7:55 START for the 10K). Roads in the immediate area will be closed about 6:30 am. Parking options are viewable on our event website @ http://www.tdbankreedyriverrun.com/parking.html. Portable toilets will be located on E. Broad Street, across the street from the Greenville News Building. The START assembly corrals will also be on E. Broad Street. We encourage 10K runners to assemble in their respective corrals (A - E as designated on the bib number) by 7:40 am. Depending upon the weather conditions, if you need to wear warmup apparel you may use the Clear Plastic Bag provided at Packet Pickup to check your warmup apparel during your race. The bag check tents will be at the corner of S. Main Street and W. Broad Street. Please mark your race bib number in the space provided on the bag for identification purposes. After you finish there will be finisher medals for the 10K runners. All runners will receive bottled water from the Greenville Ancient Freemasons after crossing the finish line. Please do not remain in the finish line area and do proceed north on Main Street to the post race area in front of the Peace Center. Awards presentations will be at the mobile stage in front of the Peace Center. Most questions can be answered at our website: www.tdbankreedyriverrun.com. We will have updates on this website during the week. We look forward to having you participate in one of Greenville's historic events.  Fleet Feet will once again host packet pickup for the TD Bank Reedy River Run. Race participants will be able to present their bib number and pickup their race number and packet, which is a clear plastic bag containing their pre-selected T-shirt and various coupons. Bib number assignment will be emailed to each pre-registered participant on Wednesday (April 17th) evening, following the online registration deadline of 6;00 pm. The clear plastic bag may be used by runners to drop off pre-race apparel at our Bag Drop Tents and retrieved following the races. Fleet Feet is sponsoring the Bag Drop.
Packet pickup will open at 11:00 and be available until 6:00 pm on Thursday (April 18th) and Friday (19th) at Fleet Feet. The location is 635 Augusta St. Following the awards presentations and post-race festival at the Peace Center's Graham Plaza, Fleet Feet is hosting an After Party at the store from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Plan on joining the FUN and sharing your race stories from the morning. |
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