Sunday, March 7, 2027Sunset, SC
Sassafras 8 Mile Run/Walk
1 event
- Sassafras Struggle (8mi)8 miRoadStarts 9:00 AM
Location
Approximate, from the race's ZIP code.
Typical race-day weatherGood weather · 84/100
- High / low
- 57° / 35°F
- 14° / 2°C
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point 38°F
- Chance of rain
- 36%
- Wind
- 5 mph
- Average
- Usually cold for a short race: about 41°F while racing.
- Rain on about 36% of days around this date.
Averages for this area and time of year over the last 20 years, from NASA POWER data. Not a forecast.
Past results
- 37% slowerFinish times are typically 37% slower than at other 8Ks.2 years, 99 finishers; men and women compared separately.
| Year | Event | Finishers | Median | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sassafras Struggle (8mi) · 8 mi | 76 | 1:50:06 | 1:40:13 | 2:08:13 |
| 2025 | Sassafras Struggle (8mi) · 8 mi | 92 | 1:42:30 | 1:39:34 | 1:52:50 |
| 2024 | Sassafras Struggle (8k) · 5 mi | 63 | 1:03:45 | 1:01:21 | 1:08:35 |
| 2023 | Sassafras Shuttle (8 Mile) · 8 mi | 48 | 1:32:34 | 1:30:56 | 1:47:16 |
| 2023 | Sassafras Struggle (8k) · 5 mi | 36 | 1:04:28 | 1:00:41 | 1:13:21 |
Median finish times from results published on RunSignup. Keyrace keeps only these summaries, never individual results. A fast or slow field affects times as much as the course does.