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Pretzel Run
Listed in our event index as 2025 Pretzel Run.
Spartanburg · United States
Cycling & running events in Spartanburg, 2026
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165 races within 80 km of Spartanburg
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Spartanburg
Spartanburg Criterium
Listed in our event index as Spartanburg Criterium p/b Gibbs Cancer Center & Spartanburg Medical Center.
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Spartanburg
TALI Croft State Park Off-Road Duathlon
The TALI Croft State Park Off-Road Duathlon is a trail-run and mountain-bike race held at Croft State Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It offers adult, youth, relay, high school, and short trail-run divisions. The adult race begins with a 3.5-mile trail run through areas frequented by horses, followed by a two-loop, 9-mile mountain bike course featuring climbs, drops, and water crossings. The event concludes with a 1.5-mile out-and-back run on wooded trails. Adult participants must be 15 or older, while the youth division is for ages 7 to 14. A relay option is also available for teams. The course is designed to be challenging and fun, not smooth and fast. Younger racers start with a 1-mile nature trail along Fairforest Creek, navigate a 3.5-mile bike lap, and finish with a 0.75-mile out-and-back on Crags Trail. The high school race consists of a 2-mile run, a 5-mile mountain bike ride, and a final 2-mile run, totaling approximately 9 miles. Tri And Like It covers park entry for athletes and volunteers, accepts canned goods for a local Spartanburg food bank, and provides a special gift to the first 15 first-time TALI event participants.
About cycling & running in Spartanburg
Spartanburg Base Miles
Running: Locals stack easy miles on the Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail, the Dan Trail System, River Birch, Cotton Wood, and the Perimeter Trail. Duncan Park, Milliken Arboretum, South Converse Street Park, and Tyger River Park all stay in the rotation for weekday Z2 and quick intervals. Willy Way Run Club meets Thursdays at Willy Taco at 6 pm, and Hub City Runners meets Mondays at Hub City Runners at 6 pm. Rockers Run Club, Flock Shop Run Club, FR8yard Run Club, New Groove Run Club, Southside Run Club Two-Mile Tuesdays, Strides Run Club, Tyger River Run Club, and Eastside Run Club keep the calendar full. Eagle Way 5K, Pretzel Run, Amazing Grace Race 5K, and True to the Brew Trail Run/Hike 13.1 Half Marathon give the town its anchor race rhythm.
Cycling: Spartanburg rides like an Upstate town that knows bikes. The Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail links straight into Subaru of Spartanburg Bike Park, where the wall rides, berms, jumps, and incredible flow make mountain bike laps easy to love. Flowcoaster, Easy Street, Straight Rhythm, Back Forty, and Locked & Loaded give riders progressive features, so you can start small and advance at your own pace. The Freewheelers of Spartanburg runs weekly group rides from March to November, including the Sunday Downtown YMCA ride that covers 32 miles at 16-18 mph. Spartanburg County Gravel/Unpaved Cycling brings the climbs, because the route gains 563 m over 45.4 km and pitches up to 16.8%. Spartanburg Criterium sits as the crit anchor.
Season: The Freewheelers season gives road riders the cleanest group rhythm from March to November. Runners can train year-round, and locals just shift the workout by heat, daylight, and trail feel. Summer from June through September brings average highs in the 80s °F to low 90s °F, so locals move intervals earlier and keep the hottest blocks for short runs, rail-trail spins, or shaded base miles. Winter keeps things workable with average highs in the mid-50s °F, but The Freewheelers generally does not ride below 40F, so riders lean on warmer windows while runners keep the 5K and half-marathon legs ticking over.
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Cottonmouth 8 Mile & Beerlay
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Gold Rush Run 5K
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Greater Things on the Move 5K
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Death By Segment
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GTC South Carolina Open & Masters Track & Field Classic/USATFSC Open & Masters Track & Field Championships
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Marine Corps League Mud Run hosted by the Percy John Fulton Detachment of Winston Salem
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