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Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2025 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.3% versus flat · net elevation 0 m

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Decision summary

Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run 5K at a glance

Route ascent
32 m

Lower than 59% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
77/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
24 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run?

The Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run route has 32 m of ascent, 32 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run route go?

The Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run route starts at Vardaman Post Office and finishes at Vardaman Post Office. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Vardaman Post Office. New race route introduced in 2025.

What should runners know on race day for the Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run?

Run is held during the Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival.

Race character

Scenery

  • Countryside
  • City

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Gently Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status
None

Race day logistics

Medal
All racers receive a finisher medal
Finisher tee
All racers receive a T-shirt; pre-registered runners guaranteed a shirt, race-day while supplies last

Access and course status

Start
Vardaman Post Office
Finish
Vardaman Post Office

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Vardaman Post Office
Notable features
  • Run is held during the Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival
  • a 2K Kids Fun Run (ages 12 and under) is also offered, new in 2025
  • New race route introduced in 2025

How hilly is the Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run 5K?

81%14%
  • Descent 5%
  • Flat 81%
  • Climb 14%
Total ascent
32 m
Net elevation
+0 m
GAP factor
0.3%
Longest climb
990 m at 1.1%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 16°CTypical temperature
  • 14 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 77Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Vardaman Sweet Potato 5K Run flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 32 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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