Please look at the sub menus under Race Info for information on packet pick up, course, parking, etc. Enjoy a beautiful evening under the Festival of Lights at Tanglewood Park! The Miles for Meals 5K is a walk/run event with a course that takes participants through the lights at Tanglewood. A fun event for the entire family, with food trucks, hay rides, and more. Come out and join us in supporting the Hillsdale Church Food Ministry! *No dogs allowed on the course. This is for safety reasons. The route is dark and there have been accidents in the past with people's pets tripping participants and causing injury.*
This event will be timed using a bibtag timing chips. The timing chip will be on the back of the run number. Please make sure your number is clearly visible on the front of your body. This will not need to be turned back in after the race - it is disposable. It will be a chip time start. That means your time will not start until you reach the start timing mat. Make sure your number is clearly visible on the front of your body. Gun Time is the time the gun/horn started the event. Chip Time is the
3.1 Miles: T-Shirt
Covenant Partner: T-Shirt
| Distance | Price | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 Miles | $29.00 | Aug 1 | Sep 30 |
| $33.00 | Oct 1 | Nov 6 | |
| $36.00 | Nov 7 | Nov 7 | |
| Covenant Partner | $275.00 | Aug 1 | Nov 7 |
Friday, November 6 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Hillsdale Church 5018 Us Highway 158 Advance, NC 27006 Saturday, November 7 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM @ Tanglewood Park Pool Area 4061 Clemmons Rd. Clemmons, NC 27012 Park closes to vehicle traffic at 5:00 p.m. so come early!
We will park participants in two locations on race day. We will fill up the designated parking areas next to the Pool Area. There are about 800 parking spaces available at the Pool Area location. Please arrive early. Once that location is full, we will have overflow parking at the Golf Country Club Parking Lots. Park closes to vehicle traffic at 5:00 p.m. so come early!
| Year | Finishers | Median Time | Fastest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 929 | 49:35 | 16:59 |
| 2024 | 804 | 49:07 | 18:29 |
| 2023 | 725 | 49:13 | 16:16 |
| 2022 | 634 | 46:02 | 18:05 |
| 2021 | 649 | 37:31 | 14:53 |
Interested in this race?
4:15 PM - Park gate opens 4:15 PM - Race day registration opens 5:15 PM - Race day registration closes 5:00 PM - PARK CLOSES TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC 5:30 PM - 5K Race Start 6:30 PM - Projected awards ceremony (will be adjusted based on last finisher's time)