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!
RegistrationPLACES 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
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.
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