Got Grit? 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Online Registration has closed. If bibs remain you can sign up in person at packet pick up on Thursday 25th, 4-7pm in Hillsborough outside the parking deck next to Weaver Street Market - table and flag will be set up at 4pm. Also on race morning 7am - 8am, again, only if bibs are still available, if they run out on Thursday I will update this page and on Face Book.

Deadline for a guaranteed t-shirt is Wednesday 10th May.

Race director Tom Carr is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Got Grit? 5k and One-Mile Fun Run to be held on May 27th at Orange High School in Hillsborough. This is an event for the whole family. There is the 5k race, fun run, and even a Toddler Trot. Walkers are welcome and there is a virtual option. Great awards and fantastic post race refreshments will be available for participants. In the past, Tom made sure proceeds from the races went for helping youth. Proceeds went to Ronald McDonald House, Duke Pediatric ICU, scholarships, grit awards, summer camps, and youth sports. But this year proceeds will go to the Alzheimer's Association. Tom's wife had been coping with this terrible disease for the past few years. Let's hope that the monies made from the race will help researchers in their search for a cure for Alzheimer's.

Schedule of events:

Thursday May 25th:

Runners can register for the race and/or pick up their shirts and bibs anytime from 4-7pm at the entrance to the Riverwalk near the parking deck next to Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough. Look for our table with the large Hillsborough Running Club flag.

Saturday May 27: Race day!

7.00-8:00am: On-site registration and packet pick up in the gym at Orange High School.

8:15am: One Mile Fun Run/Walk starts on the track. The course does have one hill and some gravel paths. All finishers 12 and under receive a medal.

8:45am: The 5K race begins on the side parking lot near the baseball stadium. The race has chip-timing. The course is certified (NC13016DF). The mostly flat course winds through village streets and finishes on the track.

9:45am: The Toddler Trot (ages 5-under) will start on the football field. This race is free. No need to register. No t-shirts. Toddlers will receive a blue ribbon and yellow, plastic “Got Grit?” hard hat.

10am: Award Ceremony in the gym. Must be present to win a prize in the drawing.

5K Awards:

*The top three overall male and female finishers receive an award.

*The first place male and female Masters (age 40+) receive an award.

*The first place male and female Grandmasters (age 50+) receive an award.

*The first place male and female Senior Grandmasters (age 60+) receive an award.

NO duplications of award.

*The top three males/females in the following age groups receive unique medals: 9-under, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-over. Note: all 5K runners age 12-under who did not win an age group award will receive a finisher’s medal.

Location: Orange High School, 500 Orange High School Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Plenty free parking.