Sat, Sep 5, 2026

MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk

Shelby, NC

Registration openAnnual since at least 2025

About the MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk

The race starts and finishes on Carolina Avenue, in front of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, with the turnaround at a second church location about halfway through. The route is marked and staffed with volunteers along the way, and medical personnel are posted at several points on the course. Fruit and water are available at the finish, along with health and wellness vendors.

Packet pickup runs the evening before at the Northside Drive location. Race-morning pickup is also available at the start line. Leashed dogs are welcome, and spectators can hang around the vendor area while they wait.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 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 · 2025 results

52finishers

19:19winner

46:02median

1:02:52cutoff

Top 3: Walker Borders (19:19) · Morgan Miskell (21:26) · E. Hollifield (22:23)

The MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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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

5K9/5/2026 08:00$25

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Common Questions About the MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk

Will I finish last at the MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk?

Almost certainly not. Half the 5K field finished slower than 46:02, and the last recorded finisher came in around 1:02:52, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk a good first 5K?

It is a small race (52 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 5K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the MCBC Fit Fellowship 5K Run/Walk?

The 5K winner ran 19:19 while the median finisher took 46:02. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.