Peanut Butter Jelly Jog 5k

Peanut Butter Jelly Jog 5k is held in Graham, North Carolina, on November 7, 2026, with a 5K (3.1 miles) starting at 8 a.m. The race supports The Bridge and S.A.F.E. food ministries in Alamance County, raising money to collect and distribute food to people facing food insecurity. Runners get a well-marked course, professional timing, a commemorative shirt and refreshments at the finish.

Chip timing on a short race is worth taking advantage of: it gives you a number you can compare across a season, so it is worth running this one as an honest effort rather than a jog. Line up according to the pace you expect to run, go through the first mile a few seconds slower than goal pace, then hold on. Preparation-wise, three or four runs a week for a month, one of them with faster segments, covers everything a 5K demands.