Run for the Rose Greenway 5k

🏃‍♂️ Join Us for the United Way Run for the Rose Greenway 5K

May 17, 2025 at 8:30 am

📍 Location Address

• Address: 459 Colonial Avenue, Lancaster, SC 29720. This is the Comporium Communications Trail Access to the Lindsay Pettus Greenway at the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce.
• Parking: Participants should park across the street in the visitor lot of the Lancaster High School Football Stadium. Please park in the center of the long lot.

💙 Benefit/Mission

All proceeds benefit the United Way of Lancaster County to address the most pressing needs in the areas of Health, Education and Financial Security in our community. United Way funds programs in 17 local nonprofits and has 8 initiatives to impact these areas and serves as the lead organization for the Lancaster Area Coalition for the Homeless, uniting the community in purpose to reduce the incidence and effects of homelessness in Lancaster County.

🏞️ Course Description

Run for the Rose through the beautiful Lindsay Pettus Greenway, a hard surface trail incorporating asphalt, gravel, and boardwalk surfaces. The Greenway winds through nature with 171 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers, Gills Creek, and 2 public art tunnels. It will be a good location for a fast out and back race, and more leisurely runners might see members of the Greenway’s 129 species of birds or 25 species of mammals.

🎉 Race Day Excitement

The Race for the Rose will be the inaugural 5K on the Greenway and we are so excited that you will join us! After the race you can head just a mile down the road to the Red Rose Festival, the signature event of the City of Lancaster, for family fun. There will be craft and business vendors, food vendors, a Kids Zone, live music, an antique car show, a dog show and lots more!

👕 T-shirt Deadlines

• Sign Up: By April 30 for guaranteed shirt (adult) size.

⚠️ Special Note

Due to an overwhelming response, we may not have extra R4TR merch for registrations over the first 100.

📦 Packet Pickup

• Friday: May 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Five Grands Coffee and Creamery, 947A North Main Street in Lancaster. This is just a couple of blocks from the race site and the Greenway.
• Saturday: May 18 beginning at 7:30 am at 459 Colonial Avenue, Race Headquarters. Participants should park across the street in the visitor lot of the Lancaster High School Football Stadium. Please park in the center of the long lot.

✉️ Paper Registrations

Mail to:

R4TR @ United Way of Lancaster County
P O Box 56
Lancaster SC 29721

📞 Questions about the Race

Call Ashley at United Way of Lancaster County, 803-283-8923.

🏅 Awards

1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place Overall (M & F) plus age group winners (M & F). Age Groups: 13 and under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+