Race Days: Road and trail races in Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro and more
A listing of road and trail races, plus a few triathlons, across the Triad.
Road, trail and virtual races can be found across the Triad and beyond. To get more information or to sign up, just click on the links below. To send listings or to alert me to calendar changes, just email eddiewooten@gmail.com.
Find your event, but scroll to the bottom of this post and you'll find web sites with more event listings in other parts of North Carolina and beyond.
October
1: Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock 50K and 50 Miles | 6 a.m. | Pinnacle
1: Omega Sports Race Series: Women's Only 5K Walk & Run | Greensboro (postponed; rescheduled date to be announced)
1: Victory Lap 5K | 8 a.m. | Greensboro
1: Davidson County Education Foundation 5K | Thomasville (canceled)
1: Stop Drop and Roll 5K | 9 a.m. | Summerfield
1: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale (canceled)
1: Autumnfest 5K | 9 a.m. | Southern Pines (canceled)
1: Divine Llama Wine Run 5K | 5 p.m. | East Bend
1: Verticle Night Challenge 16 Miles and 8 Miles | Hiddenite (canceled)
2-8: Step by Step Stopping Domestic Violence 5K | Virtual
5: Kaulig Racing Fan Day 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Lexington
8: Trivium Racing Multisport Series: Nat Greene's Revenge Triathlons and Duathlon | 9 a.m. | Greensboro
8: Maddie's Miles 5K | 9 a.m. | Winston-Salem
8: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
8: Triad LUNGe Forward 5K | 9:30 a.m. | Greensboro
8: Downtown Greenway Run 4 Miles | 4 p.m. | Greensboro
11: $5 5K | 6 p.m. | Winston-Salem
15: Omega Sports Race Series: Hit the Brixx 10K and 5K | 7:45 a.m. | Greensboro
15: Run for Joy 5K | 8 a.m. | Winston-Salem
15: Ardmore RAH! 10K and 5K | 8 a.m. | Winston-Salem
15: 5K on the Greenway | 8 a.m. | Winston-Salem
15: Monster Dash 5K | 8 a.m. | Pittsboro
15: 5K Honor Run | 8:30 a.m. | Oak Ridge
15: UNCG Homecoming 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Greensboro
15: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
16: Bull City Race Fest Half Marathon and 5 Miles | 7:30 a.m. | Durham
16: SwimRun NC | 8 a.m. | Danbury
16: All Mounds Matter 5K | 9 a.m. | Kernersville
21: Omega Sports Race Series: Omega Sports Cannonball 5K | 6:45 p.m. | Greensboro
22: Emerald Isle Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K | 7 a.m. | Emerald Isle
22: Hawg Run 5K | 7:30 a.m. | Lexington
22: Festival D'Avion Runway 5K | 7:30 a.m. | Carthage
22: Omega Sports Race Series: Omega Sports Cannonball Marathon and Half Marathon | 8 a.m. | Greensboro
22: Alleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Sparta
22: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
22: Piedmont Race Series: Sock Puppets Ghostbuster 5K | 10 a.m. | Burlington
23: Nighthawks Race Against Hunger 5K | 12:45 p.m. | Greensboro
28: Aggie Pride 5K | 9 a.m. | Greensboro
29: 5K Run for Breast Cancer | 7 a.m. | Greensboro
29: Flat and Fast Rural Hall 5K and 10K | 8 a.m. | Rural Hall
29: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
29: Chase the Dream 5K | 9 a.m. | Winston-Salem
29: Golden Road Haunted Wine Run 5K | 9 a.m. | State Road
29: Piedmont Race Series: Elite Shamrock 5K | 9:30 a.m. | Graham
29: Piedmont Race Series: Zombies Run the Quarry 5K |10 a.m. | Winston-Salem
29: Race 2 Independence 5K | Noon | Winston-Salem
30: RDC Marathon and Half Marathon | 7 a.m. | Durham
30: Running Scared 5K | 9 a.m. | Greensboro
30: Hilly Chantilly 5K | 9 a.m. | Charlotte
November
5: Dah-Ve's Superhero Walk-Run | 7 a.m. | Greensboro
5: Horneytown Run for Hospice 5K | 8:30 a.m. | High Point
5: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
5: Alamance Community College Reinhartsen 5K | 9 a.m. | Graham
5: Viking Dash 5K, 10K and Half Marathon | 9 a.m. | Pleasant Garden
5: Piedmont Race Series: Millstone Creek Apple Cider 5K and 10K | 9 a.m. | Ramseur
5: TBCA Triad Turkey Run | 9 a.m. | Kernersville
5: Shea's Chase 5K | 11 a.m. | Greensboro
5: Miles for Meals 5K | 6 p.m. | Clemmons
6: City of Oaks Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K | 7 a.m. | Raleigh
6: Westerwood 5K | 2 p.m. | Greensboro
12: Omega Sports Race Series: Zero Prostate 5K | 7 a.m. | Greensboro
12: Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K | 7 a.m. | Richmond, Va.
12: Charlotte Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K | 7:20 a.m. | Charlotte
12: Mayberry Half Marathon, 5K and 10K | 8 a.m. | Mount Airy
12: Triad GO FAR Community 5K | 8:15 a.m. | High Point
12: Reidsville YMCA Turkey Trot 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Reidsville
12: Jacob Carroll Memorial 5K | 9 a.m. | Trinity
12: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
12: Vineyard Stomp Turkey Trot 5K at Grassy Creek | 9 a.m. | State Road
12: Run MDC 5K | 9:30 a.m. | Butner
12: Main Street 5K | 10 a.m. | Mocksville
13: Battleship Half Marathon, 10K and 5K | 7 a.m. | Wilmington
13: Outer Banks Marathon and Half Marathon | 7 a.m. | Nags Head to Manteo
19: Trivium Triad Running Series: Greensboro Half Marathon, 5K and Mile | 8:30 a.m. | Greensboro
19: SPWOC We Care Run-Walk for Hunger 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Winston-Salem
19: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
19: Piedmont Race Series: Turkey Leg 5K | 10 a.m. | Greensboro
24: Piedmont Race Series: Turkey Trot 5K | 7:50 a.m. | Burlington
24: Trivium Triad Running Series: 5 Before the Feast | 8 a.m. | High Point
24: Running of the Turkeys 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Greensboro
24: Lexington Early Bird 5K and 3K | 8:30 a.m. | Lexington
24: Turkey Strut 5K | 9 a.m. | Winston-Salem
25: Black Friday Relays | 9 a.m. | Winston-Salem
26: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
December
3: William G. White Jr. Family YMCA Mistletoe Run Half Marathon and 5K | 7:30 a.m. | Winston-Salem
3: Race 13.1 Durham Half Marathon, 10K and 5K | 8 a.m. | Durham
3: Raleigh (Holiday) Half Marathon | 8 a.m. | Raleigh
3: Run at the Rock 7 Miles and 14 Miles | 9 a.m. | Burlington
3: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
3: Randolph County Young Life 5K | 9 a.m. | Asheboro
3: Vineyard Stomp Christmas 5K at Round Peak | 9 a.m. | Dobson
3: Piedmont Race Series: Santa's 5K and Reindeer Dash | 10 a.m. | High Point
4: White Elephant 5K | 9 a.m. | Greensboro
10: Reindeer Romp 5K | 8 a.m. | Jamestown
10: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
10: Rosy Cheeks 5K | 9 a.m. | Mount Airy
10: Running of the Balls | 6 p.m. | Greensboro
17: Omega Sports Race Series: Jingle Jog 5K | 9 a.m. | Winston-Salem
17: Creekside parkrun | 9 a.m. | Archdale
17: Pilot Mountain Goat 3 Miles and 7 Miles | 9 a.m. | Pinnacle
31: Running of the Lights | 11:59 p.m. | Clemmons
January 2023
6: Frosty Fifty 5K | 5:30 p.m. | Winston-Salem
7: Frosty Fifty 50K, 25K and Gwyn's Grace 50K Relay | 8 a.m. | Winston-Salem
14: 45 Miles of HOPE 5K, 10K and 45 Miles | 8 a.m. | Winston-Salem
21: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon and 5 Miles | 9:30 a.m. | Gibsonville
28: Big Beach Safari 7K | 9 a.m. | Gulf Shores, Ala.
29: Big Beach Marathon and Half Marathon | 7:30 a.m. | Gulf Shores, Ala.
February
4: Uwharrie Mountain Run 8 Miles, 20 Miles, 40 Miles | 8 a.m. | Ophir
12: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Marathon Relay | 10 a.m. | Greensboro
25: Wilmington Marathon and Half Marathon | 7:10 a.m. | Wrightsville Beach to Wilmington
25: Ellerbe Marathon and Half Marathon | 8 a.m. | Ellerbe
25: Northeast Duathlon | 10 a.m. | Gibsonville
March
4: Myrtle Beach Marathon | 7 a.m. | Myrtle Beach, S.C.
4: Coast Guard Marathon and Half Marathon | 7:30 a.m. | Elizabeth City
4: Waggin' Wild 5K | 10:30 a.m. | Greensboro
11: Northern Trails Marathon and 10 Miles | 8:30 a.m. | Greensboro
19: Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon | 7 a.m. | Cary
25: Blackbeard's Revenge 100 | 5 a.m. | Corolla to Hatteras
25: PTI Run on the Runway 5K and 10K | 9 a.m. | Greensboro
April
1: CraftHalf Half Marathon and 5K | 8:30 a.m. | Winston-Salem
15: Charlotte Racefest Half Marathon and 10K | 7:30 a.m. | Charlotte
15: Walk & Run for Recovery 5K | 2:30 p.m. | Greensboro
16: Trivium Racing Running Series: Pig Pounder 5K | 4 p.m. | Greensboro
22: Trivium Racing Multisports Series: Belews Lake Triathlon | 8 a.m. | Stokesdale
29: Trivium Racing Running Series: Owls Roost Rumble Half Marathon and 4 Miles | 8:30 a.m. | Greensboro
29: Feet for the Street 5K and 7 Miles | 8:45 a.m. | Winston-Salem
29: Piedmont Race Series: 5K Temple Run | 9 a.m. | Clemmons
May
6: RUN 704 | 8 a.m. | Charlotte
13: New River Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K | 7:30 a.m. | Todd
13: Elm Street Run Festival 10 Miles and 5K | 7:45 a.m. | Greensboro
13: Mighty Mountain 5K | 9 a.m. | Sophia
20: Running the Vines 5K and 10K at Shelton Vineyards | 8 a.m. | Dobson
23: North Carolina Beer Mile | 6 p.m. | Cary
July
29: Kids for Kids Triathlon | 8 a.m. | Clemmons
30: Smiley Sprint Triathlon | 7:30 a.m. | Clemmons
August
12: Trivium Racing Multisport Series: High Point Sprint Triathlon | 7:45 a.m. | High Point