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Race for the Grasshopper 5K

Name: Race for the Grasshopper 5K
Start: 2027-01-09
End: 2027-01-09
Location: Gaffney, South Carolina

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Gaffney, South Carolina, United States

calendar_today 09 Jan, 2027

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sell $25.00

About the Event

At the close of the Battle of Cowpens in 1781, two American officers—confident in victory—raced for the ultimate prize, a British three-pounder cannon, called the “Grasshopper”.

Bib numbers and shirts can be picked up morning of the race or Friday Jan 10th from 5-7pm at Gotta Run Spartanburg.

Race will start at 8:30am on January 9th

No Race Day Sign Up

We will not be able to offer refunds or Deferrals- Weather can be an issue in January some years we have to reschedule for safety.

Early packet pick up- Friday January 8th 5pm-7pm at Gotta Run Spartanburg

Race day packet pick up- Saturday Jan 9th 7:00am- 8:15am at Cowpens Battlefield Office parking lot

Course Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7dpNfwvAIM

The course is a single loop course on the paved road at Cowpens Battlefield.

Awards
Top 3 Overall: open, masters, grandmasters

Age group awards:

14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44,

45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 & over

Races Offered

5K

Jan 09, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$25.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Gaffney.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 1.3° / 11.3°

wb_sunny -2.6° / 7.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.9 /

water_drop 68.2%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 1.3° / 11.3°

wb_sunny -2.6° / 7.9°

air 9.9 km/h

water_drop 68.2%

About Gaffney

Gaffney is a city in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina". The population was 12,539 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 12,609 in 2019. It is the principal city of the Gaffney, South Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. Gaffney was the home of Limestone University, which operated from 1845 until 2025.