2024 OKTOBERFEST HALF MARATHON & 5K A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO START FALL IN ASHEVILLE, NC Saturday September 28th 2024 Indulge in a delightful celebration of craft beer and running at the highly anticipated Oktoberfest Half Marathon & 5k! The Half Marathon kicks off at 7:30AM, embarking from the brewery and tracing a scenic route along the […]
2024 CHASING TRAIL ULTRAS A FUN AND CHALLENGING ULTRAS RACE IN OLD FORT, NC Saturday October 5th 2024 Chasing Trail is a timed event lets you choose your distance in 3 hours, 6 hours, or 12 hours. The race starts and finishes in the Gateway Trailhead parking lot in Old Fort, NC. The course is […]
2024 THOMAS WOLFE 8k THE 47th ANNIVERSARY OF ASHEVILLE NC's OLDEST RUNNING EVENT Sunday October 20th 2024 The Thomas Wolfe 8k is Asheville’s oldest running event. First run in 1976, the race will celebrate its 47th running in 2024. This beautiful autumn run/walk highlights many of Asheville’s favorite sites. Start at the Tempie Avery Montford […]
2024 WICKED SPOOKY 5k GET INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT WITH THE WICKED SPOOKY 5k Saturday October 26th 2024 This race starts and finishes at Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium on the South Slope of Downtown Asheville. The race starts at 9AM behind the building on Federal Alley. Show off your most creative, terrifying, or quirky costume for […]
2024 GIRLS ON THE RUN 5k Confidence through Accomplishment Sunday November 17th 2024 Each season comes to an end with a celebratory Girls on the Run 5K. This 2024 Girls on the Run closing event gives program participants of all abilities a tangible sense of accomplishment. Crossing the finish line instills confidence through completion and […]
2024 ONESIE ONE MILER PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH THE ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION! November 23, 2024 The Onesie One Miler is a festive downtown dash to the finish line that’s fun for the entire family! This point to point race along the parade route starts at 10:30AM, right before the beginning of the Asheville Holiday Parade. […]
2024 SOCK IT TO ME SANTA 5k COME GET IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN ASHEVILLE, NC Saturday December 14th 2024 Get in the holiday spirit and come run this fun and challenging 5k course through downtown Asheville. This is a fundraiser for the Asheville High School, Middle School, and Montford North Star Academy Band Programs. […]
2025 ASHEVILLE HOT CHOCOLATE RACES Celebrating 17 years of running in 2025! Saturday January 25th 2025 The Asheville Hot Chocolate races has been the highlight of Western North Carolina’s winter running season since 2008. The race began as a simple 10k with a 1k kids hill climb. The race grew as a family event and […]
2025 LAKE JAMES RACES 7 MILER & 5K April 12, 2025 | Nebo, NC The Lake James Races 7 Miler & 5k races start and finish at Fonta Flora’s charming Whippoorwill Farm in Nebo, NC and take runners on the beautiful trails of Lake James State Park. With stunning views and light rolling hills, both […]
2025 SMOKY MOUNTAIN RELAY A 200+ MILE RELAY RACE NEAR ASHEVILLE, NC April 25th-26th, 2025 For over a decade the Smoky Mountain Relay has been inspiring teams of runners from around the country. The 200+ mile course is a scenic, wild, team adventure in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just west of Asheville, North Carolina. Choose […]
2025 Biltmore Kiwanis 15k/5k Classic Races Asheville, North Carolina Sunday, May 18th 2025 We are excited to get back to running on the idyllic Biltmore Estate! This race, benefiting the Kiwanis Club of Asheville, deserves to be on every runners bucket-list and will indeed be on every runners “best race” list. Nestled in the blue […]
2025 BEER CITY RELAY & 5K COME CELEBRATE ONE OF AMERICAS MOST SUSTAINABLE BREWERIES Saturday May 25th 2024 Pull together a team of four, a team of two or run the single 5k option and come celebrate beer with us at one of Americas most sustainable breweries while running the 2025 Beer City Relay in […]
