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Hope Women's Center Walk For Life

Pickens, South Carolina, United States

calendar_today 10 Oct, 2026

directions_run Running

sell $20.00

About the Event

Our annual Walk For Life 5K Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026. This is a timed race starting and finishing at Doodle Park in Pickens, SC. The race will be ran on a Certified Course. The 5K Run/Walk is family friendly for all ages and a great way to involve your family in supporting the sanctity of life!

We are a pregnancy care center serving families in Pickens County and surrounding areas during and after pregnancy. We believe that life begins at conception and that salvation comes through belief in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All proceeds from this race will go directly to Hope Women's Center in supporting their ministry.

The race will begin at 9:00AM. Awards will be presented around 10:00am. Awards for 1st/2nd/3rd overall for M/F as well as individual age brackets.

Registration cost will include race entry and race t-shirt. Cut off date for t-shirt is September 27th. If registered after September 27th, no t-shirt will be included.

RACE PACKET PICK UP WILL BE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 FROM 4:00PM-6:00PM AT HOPE WOMEN’S CENTER BACK PARKING LOT OR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 FROM 4:00PM-6:00PM AT THE PICKENS DOODLE PARK. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO PICK UP PACKETS PRIOR TO RACE DAY.

SATURDAY MORNING PICK UP WILL BE FROM 7:30AM-8:30AM AT THE PICKENS DOODLE PARK.

Races Offered

Hope Women's Center Walk For Life 5K Walk/Run

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Pickens.

thermostat Temperature

10.8° / 22.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

9.0° / 20.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 41m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

68.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:37

nightlight Sunset

18:54

About Pickens

Learn more about the host city, Pickens.

Pickens, formerly called Pickens Courthouse, is a city in and the county seat of Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pickens had a population of 3,388. Pickens changed its classification from a town to a city in 1998, but it was not reported to the Census Bureau until 2001. It was named after Andrew Pickens, an American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman for South Carolina.