Race day on this page is Oct 10, 2026.
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Avondale5K
Saturday, October 10, 2026Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Goal time
25:00
Adjusted time (preview)
25:15–25:30
+15–30s slower
Moderate conditions. Main factor: wind. Get your personalised finish time and split-by-split pacing plan with Race Pass.
Based on the forecast, 2 days out.
About 6 m of climbing and 6 m of descent. Mostly flat.
Almost all within 2%No grades over 6%No counted climbs
Impacts
Based on the forecast, 2 days out.
Elevation
Low impact
≤1%
Heat
Low impact
≤1%
Wind
Moderate impact
1–3%
Total Impact
Moderate impact
1–3%
Pace Opportunity
Moderate
ChallengingModerateFavorable
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Race Day Forecast
The live outlook for this start.
23°C
Feels like 21°C
Race start: 23°C → 23°C
Forecast: overcast, with heavy rain likely, with strong winds
Race Day Pacing
Personalized pacing with weather-adjusted strategy tailored to your fitness level.
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Live forecast, route, and elevation
Cloud Cover
100%
Wind
23.3km/h
Humidity
96%
WBGT
18.4°C
Race Day Pacing
Personalized pacing with weather-adjusted strategy tailored to your fitness level.
Race Pass turns this into your personalised split plan, paced for this course and forecast
Live forecast, route, and elevation
Race Timeline
Race starts 08:00
07:00
Starts 08:00
22°C
Feels 21°C
2.2 mm
74%
23.8 km/h
gust 26.8
08:00
Starts 08:00
23°C
Feels 21°C
2.8 mm
76%
23.3 km/h
gust 26.3
09:00
Finished
23°C
Feels 21°C
2.9 mm
76%
23.6 km/h
gust 26.6
Conditions over time
10 Oct 2026 · Hover or drag to explore
96% humidityDew 21.9°CWBGT 18.4°C2.8 mm (76%)
23°CFeels 21°C
08:00-08:25
TempDewWBGTRain
23.3 km/h
gust 26.6 km/h
WindGust
Historical weather
Mean of race-window hours across the last 10 years, ±5 days around 10 October. Sticky years still count. This is not a forecast.
19°C
14 - 25°C range
Mostly cloudy on average
Historical: mostly cloudy, with moderate winds
Historical average
10 years · ±5d around 10 October
2016-2025
Cloud Cover
62%
0 - 100% range
Wind
16km/h
4 - 28 km/h range • prevailing NE
Humidity
85%
67 - 94% range
WBGT
16.8°C
Race morning history
Last 10 years, around the 08:00 start hour. Typical early-October air averages 19°C (about 13°C to 26°C in that window). The bands are that history, not a forecast range. Hover or drag to explore.
Race-morning temperature
Most mornings
15-23°C
Almost all
13-26°C
Humidity
85%
Dew
17°C
WBGT
16°C
19°CAverage
08:00-08:21
Almost all (90%)Most mornings (70%)AverageRain
Blue is most mornings. Dashed lines are the rare tails. Pink is the average. The bands are historical race mornings, not a forecast range. Blue columns are rain on the right scale. This assumes a 0:21. You can set your own time in the app.
Typical race-morning wind
Where the wind usually came from on race morning, not where it was going.
NNE
Most frequent (40%)
Wind speed
0-6 km/h
6-13 km/h
13-21 km/h
21+ km/h
A start that feels cool is not a promise about the second half.
Related races
Same city, region or country, when we can resolve them. World majors also point to each other.
- Charleston Half Marathon
- Cooper River Bridge Run
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark 5K to Wellness
- Moore War Run
View race map for this area.
Make sense of the conditions
- Dew point, WBGT and running in the heat
Read the heat and humidity before deciding what pace makes sense.
- When drafting helps your running pace
A group can help, but its pace and the conditions still need to suit you.
- Pacing the climbs and descents
Use the course profile to think about effort, not just splits.
Pacing and conditions FAQ
Beyond conditions
Conditions are only part of the race-day loss
Pacing mistakes often add several minutes, sometimes more than conditions alone, especially when the course and conditions are not ideal.
What your plan includes
Everything you need to turn this race preview into a usable race-day plan.
Personalized pacing
Effort and pace guidance tuned to this course profile.
Weather-adjusted splits
Split targets that account for heat, wind, and elevation.
Heat adaptation & drafting
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