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Run At The Rock - 5K/10K/Half Marathon
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Run At The Rock - 5K/10K/Half Marathon

Burlington, North Carolina, United States View on map
Dec 12, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

Welcome to the 22nd Annual Run at the Rock!  Since 2005, trail runners from across the region have challenged themselves on the beautiful and demanding trails of Cedarock Park.  Run 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon on awesome courses that include twisty single-track and smooth, flowing equestrian trails. After finishing the race, don your race hoodie (included with registration) and enjoy hot soup, great music, a free kids race, and a fun awards ceremony with lots of giveaways. 

Cedarock Park is located in Burlington, NC and is an easy drive from Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.  See you in December for an awesome day of trail running action.

Pick your distance

Trail running

5K

Dec 12, 2026 5K 9:30 AM
$65.00
Open

10K

Dec 12, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$75.00
Open

Half Marathon

Dec 12, 2026 Half-Marathon 9:00 AM
$85.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Burlington, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 2.5° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 12.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) -1.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on December 12, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on December 12, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 44m

The sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 5:03 PM local time (EST) in Burlington on December 12, 2026 — 9h 44m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Results — Run At The Rock - 5K/10K/Half Marathon

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2020 edition View Results
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2017 edition View Results
2016 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, 6 Burlington events

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