Cape Fear River Run
About this race
Welcome to Fayetteville's only Half Marathon on the Cape Fear River Trail!
All races will feature different routes and use the Cape Fear River Trail. This trail is a beautiful, paved greenway trail along the Cape Fear River. The start and finish line will be at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. There will be on course support. There will be no pets allowed at this event.
This race will have an option to add on a VIP experience. This includes a private heated tent for VIPs only, VIP only refreshments, Bag storage, and VIP line for early packet pick up. Limited to 35 entrants.
Pick your distance
Running
Cape Fear 10k
Must maintain a 14:29 minute pace
Cape Fear Half Marathon
Must maintain a 14:52 minute pace
River Rage Double
Start the 10k and finish BEFORE 830AM! Then run the half! Course closes at 1115AM!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fayetteville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:43 AM and sets at 5:15 PM local time (EST) in Fayetteville on November 8, 2026 — 10h 31m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Results — Cape Fear River Run
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- Fayetteville Running Calendar 2026 19 races
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, 21 Fayetteville events
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