Surf City Fitness Race to the Coast 5K
About this race
Mark your calendars now for the Surf City Fitness Race to the Coast 5K on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:30am. Hosted by Surf City Fitness and Benefitting Surf City Ocean Rescue.
Registration Includes:
- Race Shirt
- Post-Race Party featuring Food Trucks, Music and Vendor Fair
- Flowers for mom presented by Surf City Florist
- Awards for Age Group and Overall Winners
Schedule
Friday, May 8 - 3:30pm - 6:30pm - Packet Pick Up - Surf City Fitness
(2770 NC HWY 210 E suite 104 hampstead, NC 28443)
Saturday, May 9 7:00am - 8:00am - Race Day Packet Pick Up - Soundside Park
Saturday, May 9 8:30 AM Race Start
To help alleviate congestion on the bridge, this year’s race will start in waves. During registration, you’ll be asked to select your wave group. Race bibs will be color-coded based on your wave start time.
Wave 1: In it to Win it Pace! (8:30 AM)
Under 30 minutes
Wave 2: Feel Good Pace (8:32 AM)
30–45 minutes
Wave 3: Scenic Pace (8:34 AM)
45–60 minutes
Wave 4: Walk & Talk Crew (8:36AM)
60+ minutes
Pick your distance
Running
Race to the Coast 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Surf City.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Surf City
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Surf City 5K Races 4 races
- Surf City Running Calendar 2026 5 races
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, 9 Surf City events
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