About the Running of the Lights
The course runs through Tanglewood Park while the holiday light displays are still up, so the whole route is lit by glowing installations that are normally only accessible by car. Running it on foot, in the dark, with the displays surrounding you on both sides, is genuinely different from a standard road race. There is hot chocolate and snacks at the finish.
Packet pickup happens at a couple of local Fleet Feet locations in the days before the race, with race-night pickup available at the park as well. All participants enter through a back entrance off Idols Road; the main entrance on the highway is closed to race traffic. Overflow parking is available at the golf club lots if the primary lot near the pool fills up.
Free race emails
Get the Weekly RunSesh
Get races near Clemmons in your inbox. Every Monday we send the races coming up, and every Thursday we send the ones happening that weekend.
Two helpful emails per week. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Running of the Lights 2026 Results
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 Results · 2026
834finishers
16:38winner
40:11median
1:27:50cutoff
Top 3: Eli Sloop (16:38) · Mason Rudel (16:48) · Luke Vannoy (17:04)
The Running of the Lights has been held every year since at least 2021. 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
5K1/1/2027 00:00$45
5K1/1/2027 00:00$32
1.75 Miles1/1/2027 00:00$32
1.75 Miles1/1/2027 00:00$25
5K1/1/2027 00:00$35
Going for a Time?
Set a goal and get a pace band: every mile split on a card sized for your phone lock screen, so race morning needs no math.
Not sure what to aim for? The 5K pace chart lists the pace for every finish time.
Where to Stay
Traveling for this race? The map shows hotels and rentals in and around Clemmons — pan or zoom to compare what's nearby.
The map is provided by Stay22. If you book through it, RunSesh may earn a commission at no extra cost to you — it never affects the races we list.
