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Leftovers Trail Run

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States View on map
Nov 28, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Leftovers Trail Run, happening Saturday, November 28 — two days after Thanksgiving and our Birds of a Feather Trail Trot. Choose a 5K or 10K and enjoy the scenic, fun, and challenging single-track trails of Briar Chapel.

Embrace the spirit of adventure with a vintage bib, tee, and medal of your choice, all leftover from past events and creatively repurposed for this budget-friendly, eco-conscious race — a true swag scramble. After your run, stick around for the post-race party featuring great food, a free kids race, and an awards ceremony packed with fun contests and plenty of giveaways.

After the race, any remaining tees will be sold at steep discounts — perfectly timed as holiday shopping ramps up.

Make a weekend of it!  Kick things off with the Birds of a Feather Trail Trot on Thanksgiving Day, then burn off that holiday feast two days later at the Leftovers Trail Run. Register for both events at the same time and receive 10% off each race (select Thanksgiving weekend races during registration).

Pick your distance

Trail running

5K

Nov 28, 2026 5K 9:20 AM
$40.00
Open

10K

Nov 28, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chapel Hill, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 3.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 13.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -0.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
64.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on November 28, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on November 28, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 57m

The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 5:03 PM local time (EST) in Chapel Hill on November 28, 2026 — 9h 57m of daylight.

Course

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Results — Leftovers Trail 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, 23 Chapel Hill events

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