The Fleet Feet Pickle

Get out your calendars and lace up your shoes! The 12th Fleet Feet Pickle is slated to take place on July 18, 2026. Grab your friends and fellow runners for this destination relay fun run between our Fleet Feet locations. Join us after for a fun gathering at our High Point store.  This year, The Little Gherkin will be its own event in Burlington on Saturday, July 11, 2026.  

The relay course takes runners along the Greenway from Greensboro to High Point in a 16.1 mile route. This will be a relay in which 3 hand off locations will be set. Teams can be comprised of 4 members, 2 members or 1 brave participant! There will be a shuttle back for solo runners.  For The Little Gherkin, we will complete a 5K out and back route on the running/bike path along University Dr.

Pickle Run:  For your $40 donation (per person)  you will a get 1 pair of Tifosi Swank Sunglasses ($35 value) and a pair of custom pickle socks from Wrightsock ($18 value).   

All proceeds from this fun run will go to the Go Far-Fleet Feet Lace Up Program.  Funds from this program are used to provide children at schools throughout Greensboro/High Point/Burlington with new shoes in order to safely and comfortably participate in the Go Far 5K training program/race. 

https://www.gofarclub.org/

Each team will be responsible for transportation of their team members. There will be places for cars to stop at each relay check point. Aid stations will be located at each relay handoff and at 3 additional spots.  For any further questions, please contact John at john@fleetfeetgreensboro.com.

The Pickle:

Start Location: Fleet Feet Greensboro--3731 Lawndale Dr Greensboro, NC 27455
Start Time: 7:00am
End Location: Fleet Feet High Point--2762 Highway 68, Unit 111 High Point, NC 27265
Packet Pick-up:

***Thursday July 16th at Fleet Feet High Point from 4-6pm
Friday, July 17th at Fleet Feet Greensboro from 4-6pm
Saturday, July 18th from 6:15-6:50 am at Fleet Feet Greensboro

Basics.

Fleet Feet Pickle
Run from Fleet Feet Greensboro to Fleet Feet High Point.
16 miles

Do it alone or do it as a relay

The Pickle began as a fun event for our running community that included both the Greensboro and High Point stores.  The "pickle" was going to be for the runner to decide halfway whether they wanted to continue running to the other store or turn around.  However, this made logistics very difficult, so we decided to alternate start/finish locations.  Now, we run from Greensboro and finish in High Point.  

Come up with fun relay names, dress is your favorite pickle attire and get the whole family involved.  We'll see you in July!

Pickle:  Friday July 18 4:00-6:00pm Fleet Feet Greensboro; Saturday July 19 6:15-6:50am Fleet Feet Greensboro

Timeline for pickle run day:

7AM - Start - All 1st leg relay runners and all FULL pickle participants

8:30 AM - Finish Line Party Opens

Noon - Finish Line Party Closes

Relay Options.
Run the whole things solo. Yeah, that makes it not really a relay but ya know, it is an option.

4 person relay.
3 person relay.
2 person relay. 

Transportation.
If you are running as a relay, we ask that your relay team provide transportation to the handoff points.  If you are running solo and need a ride from the finish back to the start, please indicate this in the registration questions.

This is a point to point event. 
If you drive your vehicle to the start you will not have it at the finish.

We recommend having friends or family or relay team members meet you at the finish to celebrate and then to transport you back to your home or vehicle (depending on how you got to the start.) Don't have anyone to drive you? We've got your back. We have a volunteer led shuttle that will be making runs back to the Greensboro Fleet Feet. Estimated deparature times from High Point are 930AM, 1030AM, 1130AM.  Please indicate if you need a ride on the registration page.