# Rhino Run

- **When:** Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT
- **Where:** 201 Highway 321 South, Dallas, NC, 28034
- **Event page:** https://runthis.run/event/rs-113497-rhino-run

## Registration

Register on the event's own site: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Dallas/GastonCollegeStampede?aflt_token=58wBqomPr6bPwa1YDhuKo0IQvrNCjzTq

## Description

Race Day Schedule

The 5K Run and 2K Walk will start and finish at Wyss Tower.

7:30-8:15 AM: Race Day Packet Pick up (Wyss Tower)
8:30-8:50 AM: Announcements and Warmup
9:00 AM: 5K Run Start
9:15 AM: 2K Walk Start 
10:15 AM: Awards

Packet Pick-Up

Early Pickup – Thursday, September 24, 2026: Noon–5:00 PM

Gaston College – Beam Administration Building (400 Rhodes Perimeter Dr, Dallas, NC 28034)

Race Day – Saturday, September 26, 2026; 7:30–8:15 AM

Gaston College – Wyss Tower

(View Course Map Below)

Race Day Registration

Late registration will be offered on race day between 7:30–8:15 AM. Credit/Debit card transactions will be the only method of payment accepted.

T-Shirt

5K participants registered by 11:59 PM on Monday, September 7, 2025, will receive a race-day T-shirt. 2K participants have the option to add a t-shirt when they register up to this same date/time. Shirts may not be exchanged for different sizes. If there are any extra T-shirts, they will be given out on a first-come/first-serve basis at packet pickup to 5K participants who registered after the cut-off date.  Any t-shirts not picked up by the end of the race will be donated.

Parking

Staff will direct you to an available parking lot. The entrance to Gaston College and the parking lots will close at 8:45 AM. (View Course Map)

Weather/Cancellation Policy

Races are held, rain or shine, unless Gaston College determines that conditions are too dangerous. This decision could be made a few days prior or a few hours before the race begins. Gaston College will determine a makeup date if availability allows. There will be no refunds if the race is canceled due to inclement weather. All participant registration proceeds are applied toward the Gaston College Foundation Fund.

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Source: [https://runthis.run/event/rs-113497-rhino-run](https://runthis.run/event/rs-113497-rhino-run) — data from Run This (runthis.run).