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GLObal RUN 5k (glow run)

Come glow with us or glow on your own!

Friday, May 5, 2023

Gray's Creek Middle School  Ι  Hope Mills, NC

THE RACE

The 11th annual GLObal RUN 5k is held in Hope Mills, on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Come decked out in your glow gear and join others as you walk or run to raise funds for travel scholarships for Gray's Creek Middle School students!

Come glow with us or glow on your own!

COUNTDOWN TO RACE DAY

RACE SWAG

     

Shirt sizes guaranteed to particpants who register by April 1, 2023. After April 1, participants will be able to choose a shirt from previous years' races.
Participants also receive 1 glow bracelet and 1 glow necklace 

COURSE MAP

Gray's Creek Middle School
Hope Mills, NC 28348

The GLObal RUN 5k starts and finishes at Gray's Creek Middle School. Particpants can park in the front of the school and follow the sidewalk to the back for the start of the race.

The course travels through the beautiful neighborhoods surrounding GCMS. This route has guides along the way and there is a deputy at the turn-around point on Celebration. This route does NOT cross Chicken Foot Rd.

Course is stroller and wheelchair friendly.

 

 

AWARDS

TOP MALE AND FEMALE
~$50 gift card to Green Side Up and a custom paperweight

AGE GROUP WINNERS
~$20 gift card to Academy Sports + Outdoors

TOP TEAM
~glow in the dark dodgeball and a $10 gift card to Academy Sports + Outdoors

 

But I'm so slow! I'll never win a prize...
~Fast or slow, you have a good chance of winning one of our door prizes  There are more than 30 to give away!

THE CAUSE

The GLObal RUN 5k has a purpose to help GCMS students pursue their dream of exploring the world. Our school believes students who engage in the world around them will be better students and stronger community members.

To date we have helped students travel to more than 12 countries!

JOIN A TEAM

It's fun to glow, but glowing with your family and friends is even better!

 

6+ members on your team?

Everyone saves $5!

Registration

PLACES WE'VE TRAVELED

                                                   

France, Italy, Greece 2013                   Costa Rica  2014        England, Belgium, France, Wales  2014     Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands  2015

     

        Australia and New Zealand  2016         England, France, and Italy 2017                     China 2019                                       Panama 2022

WHERE TO NEXT??

London, Paris, and Rome in 2023

Costa Rica in 2023

Greece & Italy in 2024

 

 

Want to travel with us?
Learn more here

VOLUNTEER

We need help with Checkin, Race Registration and on Course Monitoring.

Volunteer

HOW TO SUBMIT RESULTS

If you run virtually, results can be submitted any time by Sunday, May 14. If you enable text messaging when you sign up, you will be able to submit your time via text. You can also submit online by logging into your RunSignup account.

Post Results Results FAQ

2015 VIDEO ABOUT (THEN) RUN FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION 5K

GLObal RUN 5k

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