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BTC Vulcan Run

Homewood, Alabama, United States View on map
Nov 07, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Welcome to the 52nd edition of this classic Birmingham race. What started as the Bicentennial Run in November 1975 with 221 runners has grown into one of the most popular road races in the Southeast. Click through the links under the Race Info menu for more information about the race.  This year's 10k is designated as the RRCA Alabama 10k State Championship!

Shirts
Participants receive a gender-neutral shirt designed especially for this race. You must register by October 19 to guarantee receiving a shirt.

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Running

Vulcan Run 10K

RRCA Alabama 10k State Championship

Nov 07, 2026 10K 8:00 AM
$55.00
Open

Vulcan Run 5K

Nov 07, 2026 5K 8:05 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 16 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Homewood, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 10.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 8.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.1°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 7, 2026 (CST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 7, 2026 (CST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 38m

The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 4:50 PM local time (CST) in Homewood on November 7, 2026 — 10h 38m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — BTC Vulcan Run

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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, 9 Homewood events

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