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Saturday, September 19th, 2026
4061 Clemmons Road, Winston Salem NC
5K
63–81°F · some rain risk
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2025
63–86°F
dry
2024
66–80°F
rain
2023
54–79°F
dry
2022
60–85°F
dry
2021
66–86°F
dry
2020
52–65°F
dry
2019
58–75°F
dry
2018
66–87°F
dry
2017
63–81°F
dry
2016
71–84°F
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Race-day forecast · Saturday, Sep 19
Rain likely · 68–92°F
Saturday, Sep 19starts near 68°F · 26% chance of rain · wind up to 6 mph
About this race
Athena's Run for GYN Cancer
Date: September 19, 2026
Location: 4061 Clemmons Road, Winston Salem, NC
For more information, visit: Athena's Run
Race Overview
- Purpose: Athena's Run is a 5K to celebrate, honor and lift up the women affected by gynecologic cancers.
- Awareness: We will increase public awareness about gynecologic cancers and raise funds to support education, advocacy, care and research.
- Vision: Our vision is to end gynecologic cancers through prevention, early detection and effective treatment.
History and Impact
- Foundation: Athena’s Run for Gynecologic Cancers was founded in 2010.
- Goals: An effort to promote public awareness about these devastating cancers in the Piedmont Triad Region.
- Funding: Over the past ten years, Athena’s Run has raised nearly $500,000.
- Usage: Donations from this fund are currently being used locally and nationally to support education and advocacy for gynecologic cancers: care of women to prevent, detect and treat gynecologic cancers: and research efforts for gynecologic cancer care and cure.
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