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Core Sound Run
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Core Sound Run

Harkers Island, North Carolina, United States View on map
Apr 03, 2027 – Apr 10, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

A family-friendly 10K, 5K and Fun Run on one of North Carolina's most beautiful islands -- Harkers Island. The Core Sound Run begins and ends "at the end of the road" - at the edge of Core Sound.

High-quality, long sleeve t-shirts provided to each 5k and 10k participant. Register by end of day March 19th for guaranteed t-shirt size.

Also, prizes provided per age group and overall winners of the 5k and 10k races:

Overall grand prize per age group is a collectible decoy
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes per age group.
Age groups: 1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-74, 75+ 

Packet Pickup: Early packet pickup will be available on Thursday, April 2nd & Friday, April 3rd 10am-5pm at the Core Sound Museum Store at 806 Arendell St., Morehead City, NC.

Pick your distance

Running

10K

Apr 03, 2027 10K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Open

5K

Apr 03, 2027 5K 9:00 AM
$30.00
Open

1-Mile Fun Run/Walk(Untimed)

The 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk is open to kids and adult!

Apr 03, 2027 1.6K 9:00 AM
$10.00
Open

Virtual Run

Can't make it on race day? Sign up for the virtual run to support the cause and have your t-shirt mailed to you after the race.

Apr 03, 2027 5K 12:00 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Harkers Island.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 12.8° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 19.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 12.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 19.5°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
26.0
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
2.5mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
74.2%

Course

Route map and elevation profile

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Results — Core Sound Run

2019 edition View Results
2018 edition View Results
2017 edition View Results
2016 edition View Results
2015 edition View Results

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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, 1 Harkers Island event

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