ACPA Race Challenges
About this race
During National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, ACPA is challenging you to help spread awareness on behalf of children born with cleft and craniofacial conditions. This year we're offering two virtual race options.
ACPA Awareness Month 60 Mile Challenge
Walk or run 60 miles during the month of July. Sign up by July 15 to receive a race t-shirt!
ACPA Cleft Courage CAREathon
You'll have 6 months to complete the 700-mile race, beginning on July 1, 2026, and completing by December 31, 2026. When you sign up by July 15, you'll receive a race t-shirt!
700 Mile Virtual Race Route
Racers will visit six ACPA Approved Teams along the 700-mile race route. The race will kick-off in St. Louis, MO and will travel all the way to Morgantown, WV.
Begin: St. Louis Children’s Hospital Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Institute, St. Louis, MO
Stop 1: Riley Hospital for Children Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Program, Indianapolis, IN
Stop 2: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial Center, Cincinnati, OH
Stop 3: Nationwide Children's Hospital Cleft Lip & Palate Center/Center for Complex Craniofacial Disorders, Columbus, OH
Stop 4: UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Cleft-Craniofacial Center, Pittsburgh, PA
End: WVU Medicine Cleft & Craniofacial Center, Morgantown, WV
Live Map Progress Tracking
You will be able to see your progress along the route as you enter your mileage! Our live map tracking feature will even allow you to see where your fellow racers are on the map compared to you - now that's some motivation!
Sign up as a Team
When you participate as a team, individual miles can be logged and added together to reach the 700-mile goal together.
The Impact of Your Participation
All proceeds from the ACPA Awareness Month Challenges will help provide funding for ACPA programs and services that support patients affected by cleft and craniofacial conditions, their families, and the professionals who provide their care. To learn more about how gifts make an impact at ACPA, visit https://acpacares.org/impact/
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ACPA Awareness Month 60 Mile Challenge
ACPA Cleft Courage CAREathon
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chapel Hill, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:03 AM and sets at 8:36 PM local time (EDT) in Chapel Hill on July 1, 2026 — 14h 33m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — ACPA Race Challenges
56 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the ACPA Awareness Month 60 Mile Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Rouw | 12:44:18 | 8:30 /mi |
| 2 | Hannah Edgel | — | — |
| 3 | Irina Verdian Utterback | 32:25:17 | 25:32 /mi |
| 4 | Katie Katko | 14:07:27 | 12:10 /mi |
| 5 | Michael Utterback | 23:28:44 | 20:13 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 23 Chapel Hill events
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