RC and Moonpie Downhill Mile 2025 | Sat 29 Mar | Book @ Findarace

AFTER YEARS AWAY, ONE OF CLEMSONS MOST LEGENDARY RACES IS FINALLY MAKING A COMEBACK! THE RC & MOONPIE PRESIDENTIAL DOWNHILL MILE IS A FAST, FUN, CHARITABLE, AND UNIQUELY SOUTHERN TRADITION WHERE RUNNERS TAKE ON A ONE-MILE DOWNHILL SPRINTWITH A SWEET CHALLENGE. BEFORE THE RACE STARTS, PARTICIPANTS EAT A MOONPIE ON THE PRESIDENTS LAWN BEFORE BEING SENT OFF BY A VERY SPECIAL GUEST. AT THE HALFWAY MARK (SIKES HALL), THEY EAT ANOTHER MOONPIE AND DRINK AN ICE-COLD RC COLA BEFORE MAKING THEIR FINAL PUSH TO THE FINISH, WHERE THEIR FINAL RC COLA OR A CELEBRATORY BEER (21+) AWAITS AS THEIR REWARD. THIS RACE, STARTING NEAR THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE AND FINISHING AT THE ESSO CLUB, HONORS FORMER CLEMSON PRESIDENT R.C. EDWARDS AND HIS WIFE, LOUISE MOONPIE EDWARDS, KEEPING THEIR LEGACY ALIVE THROUGH ONE OF CLEMSONS MOST BELOVED TRADITIONS. NOW, WERE BRINGING IT BACKBIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF A CLEMSON CLASSIC AND HONOR THE LEADERS WHO HELPED SHAPE OUR UNIVERSITY! All donations and proceeds from the race will go to support the Clemson University Greatest Needs Fund. These gifts allow Clemson to see and fill needs that arise, whether it be student-driven ideas, new opportunities, or relief in times of distress.