About the Cannonball Running Festival - Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
The longer distances run the A & Y Greenway, a paved rail trail that locals use for training year-round, while the shorter distances and the start and finish stay inside Country Park. The greenway stretches out flat and open, so there is not much hiding from the effort, but the surface is smooth and the surroundings are tree-lined most of the way.
Packet pickup happens the evening before at a local brewery, with a group shakeout run leaving from there. Race-morning pickup is available for a small donation to the event's charity partner. Parking at Jaycee Park fills early and carpooling is strongly encouraged; overflow parking is available at the Greensboro Science Center nearby. Local craft breweries pour at the finish, and there is live music during the post-race celebration.
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Cannonball Running Festival - Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
282finishers
17:53winner
36:29median
13:30:32cutoff
Top 3: Colton Ferrell (17:53) · Brandon Gill (19:05) · Allester Bryson (19:07)
Marathon Results · 2025
154finishers
2:14:28winner
4:30:20median
6:10:20cutoff
Top 3: David Ramey (2:14:28) · John Wheeler (2:44:19) · Isaiah Melvin (2:53:35)
10K Results · 2026
35finishers
37:23winner
45:43median
49:11cutoff
Top 3: Hudson Sharpe (37:23) · Aaron Calloway (38:46) · Allester Bryson (38:50)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
2finishers
1:16:41winner
1:17:02median
1:17:22cutoff
Top 3: Jacob-Kurtis Guy (1:16:41) · Robert Burton (1:17:22)
The Cannonball Running Festival - Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K has been held every year since at least 2009. 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 Nov 12, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles10/16/2027 07:45$65
3.1 Miles10/15/2027 18:45$30
26.2 Miles10/16/2027 07:45$80
10K10/16/2027 08:15$45
Kids Dash10/16/2027 10:30$5
29.3 Miles10/15/2027 18:45$110
16.2 Miles10/15/2027 18:45$105
9.3 Miles10/15/2027 18:45$75
VIRTUAL10/15/2027 07:45$150
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