Ardmore RAH! 10K, 5K, Fun Run and Food Drive

🏃‍♂️ What is the RAH?™

We’re glad you asked.

RAH! represents the celebration of an annual event with hundreds of runners and thousands of fans in the beautiful, historic neighborhood of Ardmore in Winston-Salem.

RAH! stands for Run Against Hunger because it’s a food drive with all net proceeds benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, which assists food insecure and at-risk families and children right in our own neighborhoods.

RAH! is the sound of an entire community coming together to do something really worth cheering for. The race occurs the third Saturday in October, annually.

🎉 Race Features

The 2025 RAH! features:

• Fun Run: 1 mile
• 5K: Aimed at everyone from fast runners to first-timers
• 10K: Designed for all skill levels
• Participation: Complete in person or virtually!

🕒 Race Schedule

• Start Times: 10K at 8:00 AM, Fun Run at 8:10 AM, 5K at 9:15 AM
• Awards Ceremony: Follows the 5K
• Parking: Consider parking at Ardmore Baptist Church or Ardmore United Methodist Church, about 0.5 miles (~9 min walk) from the venue
• Accessibility: All runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers are welcome: strollers permitted, but pets are not allowed on the race course.

💻 Registration Details

To view turn-by-turn directions for each of the race courses, follow these links: Fun Run, 5K, 10K.

🏅 The Second Helping Club

Looking for a bigger challenge? Sign up for the Second Helping Club by registering to run both the 5K and 10K race. A $15 discount is applied on the checkout page for participants who register for both races.

📅 2025 Race Information

This year's Ardmore RAH! Fun Run, 5K and 10K race will have an option for everyone. Sign up for an in-person or virtual race! Here's how it works:

• Step 1: Register to run/walk the in-person or virtual fun run, 5K, or 10K and invite your friends to join!
• Step 2: Pick up your race packet and t-shirt on Friday, October 17th at packet pick up from 3-7pm at Fleet Feet Winston Salem or on race day prior to 8am.
• Step 3: If you registered for in-person, join us at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 18, 2025. If virtual, submit your time for the Ardmore RAH results leaderboard.

💰 Pricing

Registration opens July 1st. The first 50 runners to sign up for the 5K and 10K races will receive the lowest rates!

• Fun Run Fee: $15 until 09/21/2025, $20 after 09/21/2025
• 5K Race Fee: $30 for the first 50 runners, $35 until 09/23/2025, $40 after 09/23/2025, $45 after 10/14/2025
• 10K Race Fee: $35 for the first 50 runners, $40 until 09/23/2025, $45 after 09/23/2025, $50 after 10/14/2025

Please note, there is a small service fee for using this registration platform.

👕 Race T-Shirts

T-shirts are guaranteed to participants registered before or on September 23rd! Shirts not claimed by the start of the 5K will be sold for $10 each, with proceeds to be donated to the Food Bank.

📜 History

Members of Redeemer Church and the Ardmore Neighborhood Association founded the Ardmore 5K in 2001. Our goal was to strengthen the community by uniting for a meaningful cause: fighting hunger. More than $300,000 has been donated to Second Harvest Food Bank, which has provided more than 2 MILLION meals to our neighbors.

In 2013, the addition of a 10K led us to rename the Ardmore 5K to the Run Against Hunger – the RAH! The expanded event has drawn more participants, generated more excitement, and raised more money and awareness of the fight against hunger.