About the Best Dam 5K Run/Walk in North Carolina
The course runs out and back, with a turnaround at the Narrows Dam. That puts the dam squarely in the middle of your run, which gives the out leg a clear destination and a landmark worth seeing before you turn around and head back to the start.
The race goes off in the afternoon, which is a little unusual and means you are not fighting an early alarm. Post-race awards cover overall winners and age groups, so there is a reason to push if you are chasing a placing in your bracket.
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Best Dam 5K Run/Walk in North Carolina 2024 Results
Going by the 2024 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
5K Results · 2024
30finishers
17:26winner
32:49median
52:43cutoff
Top 3: Joshawa Hunneycutt (17:26) · Bobby Aswell (23:14) · David Lowder (24:23)
The Best Dam 5K Run/Walk in North Carolina has been held every year since at least 2019. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
