About the May The Course Be With You
This is a Star Wars-themed charity run that starts and finishes at Lawndale Baptist Church, which also hosts and underwrites the event. Costumes are encouraged, and a volunteer panel judges them during the pre-race window. Proceeds go to Glenwood Together, a neighborhood organization in Greensboro that runs an urban farm, a summer reading club, and community events.
Packet pickup runs at Fleet Feet locations on the two days before the race, with stops in both Greensboro and Winston-Salem, and a shorter race-morning window as a backup. The Wired Cafe Coffee Bus is on site through late morning, and there is a post-race awards ceremony covering both the top finishers and the costume contest winners.
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May The Course Be With You 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
246finishers
17:48winner
37:08median
1:09:41cutoff
Top 3: Alex Howerton (17:48) · Chris Rickard (18:27) · Allester Bryson (18:45)
10K Results · 2026
129finishers
35:22winner
1:01:13median
1:46:10cutoff
Top 3: Justin Sink (35:22) · Ryan Schoonmaker (38:19) · Ben Bowman (38:53)
The May The Course Be With You 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.
Distances & Start Times
10K5/1/2027 07:45$45
5K5/1/2027 08:05$35
1 Mile5/1/2027 08:15$20
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