Event Calendar

The SC Pecan Music and Food Festival wouldn’t be complete without our annual Run Like a Nut road races. Choose from our 5K, 10K, or USATF certified half marathon through the beautiful Downtown Florence residential areas. The courses are flat and fast, and all races depart from 120 E. Elm Street downtown adjacent to the Florence 1 Schools Administration Building.
Register before October 1 to be guaranteed a t-shirt.
Run Like a Nut is sponsored by the Morning News, SCNow, and Amplified Digital.
Awards
5K and 10K: 1st Overall Male and Female; 1st Male and Female Masters (40+); Medals to Top 3 Male and Female in each age group
Half Marathon:
All Half Marathon finishers will receive a finishers medal. Cash prizes to Overall Half Marathon Male and Female ($100-1st; $50-2nd; $25-3rd); 1st Place Male and Female Masters (40+); Top 3 male and female in each age group.
Packet pickup is the same day as the races beginning at 7:00 a.m. on race day.
Race Times:
8:00 a.m. - Half Marathon Begins
8:30 a.m. - 10K Begins
9:00 a.m. - 5K Begins
Run Like a Nut is a program of the Florence Downtown Development Corp., a non-profit 501c3 organization which works toward the revitalization of Downtown Florence, SC.