Heart of a Lion 5k - Taylorsville

Heart of a Lion 5k - Taylorsville takes place in Taylorsville, North Carolina, on November 14, 2026. The event offers a single format, the Heart of a Lion 5K (3.1 miles), which starts at 9:00 AM.

A community 5K is one of the most approachable races on the calendar, and this one lands at a good point in the season, early enough to serve as a tune-up before Thanksgiving-week events. If you are starting from scratch, three sessions a week for six to eight weeks, alternating walking and jogging until you can run 30 minutes straight, will get you comfortably through 3.1 miles. If you are chasing a time, treat the first mile as controlled, the second as steady, and the third as your chance to empty the tank. Give yourself a short warm-up jog before the 9:00 AM start.