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Rootrock Course Preview

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States View on map
Sep 27, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

We are excited to open up our Course Preview to all participants of the Rootrock Trail Runs! Whether you are getting out your pre-race nerves, working on your pacing, or looking to meet new running friends, you are invited to join us for the 5 Mile Course Preview!

We will have coaches and mentors there to help you through, as well as hydration and snacks! Meet at Great Meadow Park in Brier Chapel and get a taste of the race in this casual pace run. We'll have our friends out from Altra Running with demo shoes to try out and post-run snacks and treats! 

*Try on a pair of Altra Shoes and get a raffle ticket

*Test out a pair of Altra Shoes for the run and get a cup of coffee from the Three Waters Cafe truck

The course will not be marked but we will have pace group leaders and will follow the course:

5 Mile Route

Here are instructions on how to send the routes to your watch:

  • Garmin Devices
  • Coros Devices

Questions? Email maggie.springer@fleetfeet.com

Pick your distance

Trail running

Rootrock Course Preview

Sep 27, 2026 8K 8:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 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) 17.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
7.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
78.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 27, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 27, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 57m

The sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 7:06 PM local time (EDT) in Chapel Hill on September 27, 2026 — 11h 57m of daylight.

Course

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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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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