_ The 2024 Take Flight 5k & 1 Mile Run:

The 11th Annual Take Flight 5k.
Let your feet take flight on the Greenville Downtown Airport runway for one of the most unique running experiences and flattest 5k races around.
 
Join us on Memorial Day weekend at the Greenville Downtown Airport for the 10th Annual Take Flight 5K on Saturday, May 25th, 2024. Costumes and Competition are highly encouraged. Official groups will be publicly recognized. Prizes will be given out.
 
We earned enough last year to start the park expansion, add a picnic hangar, and fix some playground equipment! Let's add some swings and new playground equipment this year!!
 
We will take a moment to honor our fallen veterans with a small ceremony prior to the race. There are prizes to be silent auctioned off and trophies to be won. The Civil Air Patrol will present the colors and conduct the missing comrade ceremony.
 
We will have an actual bugler, Stephen Goshorn, to play TAPS. The SC Army National Guard will have some give aways The MHCC History Museum will have a vehicle display Saturday
Late, late registration 6:30 am
Ceremony starts 7:30 am
5k race begins 8:00 am
1 mile race begins 8:45 am
 
When:
Memorial Day Weekend - Saturday, May 25th 2024
 
Bib & Shirt Pickup:
Packets Friday, May 24th:  4:00pm to 7:00pm at Runway Café
Packet Pickup Saturday, May 25th:  6:30am - 7:45am 21 Airport Road Ext.
 
Overall & Age Group Awards
5k Race
Top 3 Males & Females Overall
Top 3 Males & Females in these AG Categories
0-9
10-12
13-16
17-19
20-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-79
80+
1 Mile Race
First Place Male & Female
Top 3 in the Youth Age Group Categories
1-9 Boys & Girls
10-12 Boys & Girls
13-16 Boys & Girls
17-19 Boys & Girls
 
All proceeds from the race and any fundraising goes to Runway Park maintenance and improvements. There is a small ceremony prior to the race to honor our fallen veterans.