2026 Series

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About this Race Series

Upstate Youth Series in 2026 will be hosting the 1st Annual age group competition for our up and coming youth runners in the Upstate. 

• Race Distances < 10k

*You are entered in the age group category based off of your age on December 31st of this year. You may still place in your current age group category for the individual races but the series is scored based on your end of year age. Athletes are automatically entered into the series when they register for any race and are scored automatically with our timing software. To ensure automatic scoring please use the same RunSignUp profile when registering for any Upstate Race Series event.

*Maximum of 5 Races Can Score (if you compete in more than 5 races we will take your top 5 finishes)

 

Age Group Series Awards

We will be recognizing our top 3 award winners at the end of the year at our Annual Awards Ceremony with awards made by Hickory Handcrafted.

• 1st Place 
• 2nd Place 
• 3rd Place

Races will be scored per your age group as of 12/31 of that year

• 1st Place - 10 points
• 2nd place - 9 points
• 3rd Place - 8 points
• 4th Place - 7 points
• 5th Place - 6 points
• 6th Place - 5 points
• 7th Place - 4 points
• 8th Place - 3 points
• 9th Place - 2 points
• 10th Place and all remaining finishers receive 1 point

 

Age Group Categories

• 6 & Under

• 7 - 8

• 9 - 10

• 11 - 12

• 13 - 16

• 17 - 19

 

Included Races In The Series

• Hair of the Dog 2

• Lovers Lane 2 Mile

• Chase the Rainbow 5k

• The Downville Mile 

• Red White & Brew 5k

• Beer & BBQ 5k 

• Snowbird Challenge 5 Mile

• Chase the Rainbow 5k run/walk

• The Downville Mile

• Carolina Reaper Challenge 5 Miler

• Holiday Hustle 5k 

• The Country Mile 48 Hour

• Knock On Woodstock 10k

• Lakeside Park 8k

• Dark Horse Trail Series 10k

• Lake Conestee Trail 8k Race

• Sadlers Creek Stumble 10k

• Tacky Sweater 5k 

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this race series or its scoring, please use the following email address:

Included Events