About the Elm Street Athletic Festival
The course tours the central boulevard and surrounding neighborhoods of Greensboro, with distances ranging from a short youth mile to a longer grand tour. The race raises money for brain cancer nonprofits, and a walk for patients, their families, and caregivers runs alongside the competitive events. There is also a chariot division for athletes with mobility limitations.
Everything starts and finishes at Natty Greene's on Elm Street in downtown Greensboro. Packet pickup runs on both evenings before race day, one at a spot in Jamestown with a food truck and a group run, and one right next to the start line. Race-morning pickup is also available. After the race, Natty Greene's opens up with live music and a beer ticket for participants.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K · 2026 results
457finishers
17:01winner
34:24median
2:27:57cutoff
Top 3: Mohammed Alshanteer (17:01) · Jaxon Artz (17:34) · Thomas Ellender (18:12)
10 Miles · 2026 results
171finishers
50:13winner
1:28:30median
2:36:13cutoff
Top 3: Josh Izewski (50:13) · Sam Montclair (51:11) · Cooper Castellaw (51:45)
1 Miles · 2026 results
26finishers
6:43winner
11:37median
26:18cutoff
Top 3: Carson Rose (6:43) · C. Goff (7:01) · E. Vaslow (7:31)
The Elm Street Athletic Festival has been held every year since at least 2022. 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 Jul 27, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
10 Miles5/22/2027 07:45$75
1 Mile5/22/2027 08:45Free
1 Mile5/22/2027 08:45$25
1 Mile5/22/2027 08:30$20
5K5/22/2027 08:00$30
10 mile Virtual Race5/22/2027 08:00$40
5K5/22/2027 08:00$25
1 Mile5/22/2027 08:00$10
1 Mile5/22/2027 08:00$20
10 Miles5/22/2027 07:40$80
5K5/22/2027 07:55$45
10 Miles5/22/2027 07:40Free
5K5/22/2027 07:55Free
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