T-Bred 5K and 1 Mile Trot

T-Bred 5K and 1 Mile Trot is held in Aiken, South Carolina, on October 31, 2026. The 5K run, 3.1 miles, starts at 9:30 a.m., and the one-mile trot follows five minutes later at 9:35 a.m.

That five-minute gap sends the mile field off just as the 5K runners are settling into their pace, so the two rarely get in each other's way. For the 5K, a month of consistent running with one faster session a week is the whole preparation, and a mid-morning start makes fuelling simple, since a light breakfast two to three hours out is plenty. The mile makes an easy first race for a child, or a sharp test of your speed if you would rather not commit to a longer effort.