Hawg Run
About the Event
Help Us Celebrate! It’s time for the40th Annual Barbecue Festival, and we have planned a great 5K event in celebration of Barbecue Month.
All Hawg Run proceeds go directly to providing scholarships for after school programs, summer camp, youth sports, swim lessons and YMCA memberships for deserving children and families in our community.
Course Location & Description The event will start at the YMCA - 119 W. 3rd Avenue route goes through neighborhoods to Grimes Park and back to the Y.
Registration & Parking All registration is online at hawgrun.com. Same day registration will be located in the parking lot of J. Smith Young YMCA at 119 W. 3rd Ave. Because the race is festival morning, parking will be at a premium and most lots will charge $5.00. Please allow extra time to navigate the detours the morning of the race.
*All Pre-registered Entries received before 9/28 Include Official Hawg Run T-Shirt T-Shirts are not guaranteed to participants who after 9/28
Join fellow runners on October 24, 2026 for the Hawg Run. It's a fantastic 5K featuring a flat and fast course in Lexington.
Races Offered
Running
5k Run/Walk
5K Route - Race begins in YMCA parking lot. - Exit parking lot and turn left - At corner of Hargrave and West 3rd Ave turn left - At corner of Hargrave and West 4th Ave turn right - Run down West 4th Ave - At corner of West 4th Ave and Park Street turn right - Run to top of hill at Park Street - At corner of Park and West 3rd Ave turn left - Run down West 3rd avenue until you get to Williams Street, turn right onto Williams Street - Run down Williams Street and cross over at Center Street intersection, continue on Williams street past Breeden Insurance - At Williams Street/Williams Circle/West 2nd St turn left onto Williams Circle - Follow Williams Circle to Chestnut Street – turn left onto Chestnut Street - Follow Chestnut Street into Grimes Park – turn right onto the track at Grimes and complete one lap around the park - On the Westover side of the park, exit the park and turn right onto Westover - Follow the Westover circle all the way around, at the mailbox on the traffic island turn back to the left to complete the circle - Follow Westover back into park, and turn right back onto track - At Chestnut Street entrance to park, turn right and go back up Chestnut Street and turn right at top onto Williams Circle - At Williams Street/Williams Circle/West 2nd St intersection, turn right back onto Williams Street - Cross over Center Street back onto Williams street past Mountcastle Insurance - Follow Williams Street back to West 3rd Avenue & turn left onto West 3rd Avenue - Follow West 3rd Avenue past FBC, all the way back to the Y, turn right back into the parking lot entrance & continue to cross the finish line.
About Lexington
Hawg Run takes place in Lexington, North Carolina, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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