Name: Cook Medical Beat the Heat 5K & RRCA 5K National Championships
Distance: 5K
Date: Jul 18, 2026
City: Winston-Salem
State: NC
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Size: 500
Web site: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/WinstonSalem/BeattheHeat5K
Prize money: $6,000
First place male: $1,500 (5 deep); additional $200 if beats first woman (women have 2 min head start)
First place female: $1,500 (5 deep); additional $200 if beats first man (women have 2 min head start)
Bonuses: CR (M/F): $200 (13:54 / 16:11); North Carolina 5K record (M/F): $1,000 (13:54 / 15:50). $100 for any man finishing under 15:00 or woman under 17:00.
Prize website: https://runsignup.com/Race/BeattheHeat5K/Page/Awards
History website:
Last year male winning time: 13:54 in 2025 (Andrew Colley)
Last year female winning time: 16:17 in 2025 (Tristen Colley)
Last year results website: https://www.bth5k.org/Race/Results/18798#resultSetId-328631;perpage:10
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Notes: Cash awards for USATF members only.
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