Hare of the Dog 2 Mile Run/Walk

About the Event

🐰🐶 Hare of the Dog 2 Mile Race 🐶🐰

No pup!? Bring your own BARK bark! SQUEAK squeak!

Hey there, fur-iends and fluff enthusiasts, welcome to the most paws-itively hare-raising race of the year! We're the Upstate Race Series, and we've cooked up a 2-mile dash that’s as quick as a bunny and as playful as a pup!

Whether you bring your pet pal, a friend that’s furry, or if you’re flying solo (just hop on over and make a new fur-iend), this race promises fast, fun, and a dash of silliness. Our course is 100% paved—super speedy with only one itty-bitty hill at the very end.

Why Join Our Woof-tastic & Hoppin’ Good Time?

For All Ages: Kids, canines, and even the grown-ups shaking off the last night’s antics are welcome! 🎉
Family-Friendly Fun: It’s the perfect way to kickoff the New Year with a furry flourish and a hoppin’ good run!
Community Vibes: Join a pack and a burrow full of friends who all share a love for racing and a bit of mischief
FREE BEER at the finish🍺

Event Details:

📍 Where: Bridgway Station: 1000 Via Corso Ave, Simpsonville, SC 29681
🕓 When: Race starts at 9:00 AM (Pack your treats and prepare for some serious tail wagging!)
📦 Packet Pickup: Begins 1 hour before the race—get your bib and your groove on!

Awards & Shiny Things:

🏆 Overall winners will snag epic prizes at the finish line, and our Age Group Awards will be announced one hour after the event. So whether you're the swift bunny or the speedy pup, there’s something shiny waiting just for you!

📍 Course Map Click HERE

This race course at Bridgeway Station is primed for speedy strides and friendly competition between the hares and the hair on the back of your furry friend! You’ll be racing through our fast & fun route that winds over the iconic Bridgeway Station Bridge and along the connecting paths of the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Remember—stay to the right on your way out and back so all our runners and four-legged companions can trot together in perfect harmony! So, c’mon, hop to it and wag along to a race that’s more fun than a game of fetch on a sunny day! Lace up, show up, and let’s make this New Year at Bridgeway Station a howlin’ and hoppin’ good time! 🐾🎉

BARK, BARK! SQUEAK, SQUEAK!

Races Offered

Hare of the Dog 2 Mile

Jan 02, 2027

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Distance — 2 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$19.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

1.1° / 10.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

-3.1° / 7.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 13m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:33

nightlight Sunset

18:41

About Simpsonville

Learn more about the host city, Simpsonville.

Simpsonville is a suburban city in the Upcountry of South Carolina southeast of the major city of Greenville. Simpsonville has experienced steady growth since 2008, and as a result, many restaurants and stores have been introduced to the area. Simpsonville has around 20,000 residents.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Hare of the Dog 2 Mile Run/Walk.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ben Fulk	M	17	Simpsonville, SC	10:58.5
🥇	Jake Skory	M	19	Boiling Springs, SC	11:34.88
🥈	Max Delfino	M	14	Greenville, SC	11:00.68
🥈	Bob Seedlock	M	53	Simpsonville, SC	12:17.19
🥉	Charlie Moss	M	14	Greer, SC	11:07.08
🥉	Matthew Hammersmith	M	34	Mauldin, SC	12:26.26
4	Victoria Hammersmith	F	33	Greenville, SC	11:13.37
4	Kevin Eagle	M	34	Anderson, SC	12:59.33
5	Burke Moorman	M	17	Greer, SC	11:15.82
5	Brittany Walsh	F	33	Piedmont, SC	13:13.95
6	Nikolai Webb	M	14	Greenville, SC	11:22.3
6	Patrick Martin	M	42	Easley, SC	13:43.16
7	Ellis Horton	M	16	Simpsonville, SC	11:23.28
7	Jody Rogers	M	36	Duncan, SC	13:56.11
8	Logan Smith	M	16	Simpsonville, SC	11:32.84
8	James Lafever	M	45	Boiling Springs, SC	14:08.02
9	Liam Granger	M	15	Greenville, SC	11:41.52
9	Jeremy Brick	M	47	Belton, SC	14:16.23
10	Jack Cavalier	M	15	Pelzer, SC	12:14.95
10	Michael Buff	M	45	Greer, SC	14:28.85
11	Daniel Fetterolf	M	44	Taylors, SC	12:20.14
11	Naomi Hamby	F	44	Greenville, SC	14:37.35
12	Odette Brown	F	14	Greer, SC	12:22.45
12	Brian Hoover	M	47	Simpsonville, SC	14:44.66
13	Joseph Kocsis	M	20	Greer, SC	12:48.42
13	Richard Wilhite	M	31	Simpsonville, SC	14:45.17
14	Bob Seedlock	M	56	Simpsonville, SC	12:59.99
14	Kevin Brown	M	33	Simpsonville, SC	14:47.75
15	Andrew Turner	M	28	Greenville, SC	13:10.84
15	Brian Potter	M	58	Pendleton, SC	14:53.66
16	Matt Cottrell	M	57	Greenville, SC	13:16.16
16	Antonio Porras	M	42	Simpsonville, SC	15:06.28
17	Will Rybak	M	17	DUNCAN, SC	13:17.37
17	Claire Blanton	F	45	Williamston, SC	15:25.96
18	Grayson Kay	M	20	Greenville, SC	13:25.41
18	Karl Glang	M	31	Simpsonville, SC	15:27.13
19	Lauren Hammon	F	17	Greenville, SC	13:26.15
19	Tiffany Hattendorf	F	34	Greenville, SC	15:30.78
20	Dawson Green	M	25	Greenville, SC	13:32.14
20	Harrison Collier	M	24	Fountain Inn, SC	15:31.91
21	H. Williams	M	11	Greenville, SC	13:32.87
21	Sam Slaughter	M	34	greenville, SC	15:42.22
22	Beatrice Hamilton	F	16	Greenville, SC	13:40.84
22	Seth Riley	M	38	Greenville, SC	15:54.96
23	Julia Grand	F	14	Pendleton, SC	13:51.12
23	Erik Beauvais	M	41	Simpsonville, SC	15:56.48
24	Sebastian Smith	M	29	Greenville, SC	13:54.77
24	Samantha Monaco	F	34	Greenville, SC	16:03.88
25	Lila Grand	F	14	Pendleton, SC	13:55.51
25	C. Buff	F	12	Greer, SC	16:21.07
26	Michael Buff	M	48	Greer, SC	13:58.13
26	Matt Smelter	M	43	Simpsonville, SC	16:35.66
27	Chris Granger	M	52	Greenville, SC	13:58.8
27	Jonathan Pettit	M	29	Woodruff, SC	16:37.02
28	Lucy Isaacs	F	19	Taylors, SC	13:59.3
28	Zack Mauldin	M	37	Central, SC	16:44.01
29	Hailey Reames	F	13	Simpsonville, SC	14:03.27
29	Tom Pauley	M	42	Travelers Rest, SC	16:52.41
30	Brian Hoover	M	50	Simpsonville, SC	14:10.35
30	Bethany Lannon	F	38	Simpsonville, SC	17:01.38
31	Daniel Sheffield	M	31	Greenville, SC	14:13.25
31	Michael Bolos	M	39	Greenville, SC	17:01.85
32	R. Mooney	F	12	Greer, SC	14:14.88
32	Mark Pfeiffer	M	57	Greenville, SC	17:14.36
33	L. Bunner	M	12	Greer, SC	14:20.76
33	Cinda Lantz	F	45	Greenville, SC	17:15.02
34	Brianna McCrae	F	16	Lyman, SC	14:21.38
34	Nancy Bubanich	F	55	Simpsonville, SC	17:22.85
35	Adam Moss	M	40	Greer, SC	14:22.81
35	Stephanie Greene	F	43	Anderson, SC	17:25.13
36	F. Williams	M	9	Greenville, SC	14:31.95
36	Vincent Bienish	M	53	greenville, SC	17:31.29
37	Aaron Cook	M	33	Taylors, SC	14:38.7
37	Darian Pettit	F	27	Woodruff, SC	17:52.98
38	Tony Zust	M	49	Spartanburg, SC	14:43.66
38	Keith Balts	M	51	Easley, SC	18:00.15
39	J. Delfino	M	10	Greenville, SC	14:45.82
39	Robert Collier	M	51	Fountain Inn, SC	18:01.84
40	J. Lewandowski	M	11	Simpsonville, SC	14:50.61
40	Ella Maneen	F	14	Piedmont, SC	18:16.91
41	Harper Crowe	F	13	Travelers Rest, SC	14:53.81
41	Melissa Grice	F	34	Simpsonville, SC	18:21.65
42	Will Hunt	M	36	Greenville, SC	14:56.46
42	Tom Wilson	M	72	Greenville, SC	18:22.58
43	Emily Bridges	F	34	Greenville, SC	14:56.62
43	Darlene Goode	F	59	Boiling Springs, SC	18:28.28
44	Sutton Alexander	F	13	Greenville, SC	14:58.39
44	Mark Rosebrock	M	50	Greer, SC	18:47.34
45	David Wallerstein	M	46	Greenville, SC	14:59
45	Shirley Smith	F	62	Easley, SC	18:47.59
46	Beth Trenor	F	39	Greenville, SC	15:00.93
46	Randy Fortenberry	M	60	Duncan, SC	18:52.49
47	Justen Brewster	M	35	Greenville, SC	15:01.22
47	Eric Steele	M	52	Greer, SC	19:01.06
48	Daniel Fallon	M	43	Fountain Inn, SC	15:08.26
48	Brian Lantz	M	51	York, PA	19:02.53
49	Darian Pettit	F	30	Woodruff, SC	15:09.32
49	Sammy Goode	M	59	Boiling Springs, SC	19:39.27
50	Miguel Rocha	M	34	Moore, SC	15:36.62
50	Bill Linn	M	55	Greenville, SC	19:40.93

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About the Event

🐰🐶 Hare of the Dog 2 Mile Race 🐶🐰

No pup!? Bring your own BARK bark! SQUEAK squeak!

Hey there, fur-iends and fluff enthusiasts, welcome to the most paws-itively hare-raising race of the year! We're the Upstate Race Series, and we've cooked up a 2-mile dash that’s as quick as a bunny and as playful as a pup!

Whether you bring your pet pal, a friend that’s furry, or if you’re flying solo (just hop on over and make a new fur-iend), this race promises fast, fun, and a dash of silliness. Our course is 100% paved—super speedy with only one itty-bitty hill at the very end.

Why Join Our Woof-tastic & Hoppin’ Good Time?

For All Ages: Kids, canines, and even the grown-ups shaking off the last night’s antics are welcome! 🎉

Family-Friendly Fun: It’s the perfect way to kickoff the New Year with a furry flourish and a hoppin’ good run!

Community Vibes: Join a pack and a burrow full of friends who all share a love for racing and a bit of mischief

FREE BEER at the finish🍺

Event Details:

📍 Where: Bridgway Station: 1000 Via Corso Ave, Simpsonville, SC 29681

🕓 When: Race starts at 9:00 AM (Pack your treats and prepare for some serious tail wagging!)

📦 Packet Pickup: Begins 1 hour before the race—get your bib and your groove on!

Awards & Shiny Things:

🏆 Overall winners will snag epic prizes at the finish line, and our Age Group Awards will be announced one hour after the event. So whether you're the swift bunny or the speedy pup, there’s something shiny waiting just for you!

📍 Course Map Click HERE

BARK, BARK! SQUEAK, SQUEAK!

Races Offered

Hare of the Dog 2 Mile

Weather History

About Simpsonville

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Race Results

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