The Bigelow Tea Community Challenge
About this race
Registration Includes:
✔️ The 39th Annual BTCC T-shirt
✔️ A heavy goodie bag filled with treats and gifts from local and sustainable partners
✔️ A raffle ticket for a chance to win exciting prizes after the race! (Must be present to win)
🏅 Additional prizes are awarded to the top three finishers in each age group (for running participants only).
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Race management provided by MS Running Productions. Timing services for the 5K is provided by The Last Mile Racing.Pick your distance
Running
5k Run
The 5k event is computer chip timed and awards for both male & female (and first non-binary) finishers are available for all age groups. You must complete the entire 3.11mile course either by running or walking to be eligible for age group prizes. Awards Age Brackets: - 9 and under - 10 to 13 - 14 to 18 - 19 to 29 - 30 to 39 - 40 to 49 - 50 to 59 - 60 to 69 - 70 to 79 - 80+
Kids' Fun Run
(For kids 10 and under) Includes a 100-yard scamper, 1-mile jog, or obstacle course held on the turf field at Wakeman's Club These activities are not timed.
Virtual Adult Run/Walk
Can't be with us the day of our event? Take us on your own run/walk! Your race t-shirt and goodie bag can be shipped to you. (Shipping fee's will be applied at check out)
Walking
3k Walk
The 3k event is not computer chip timed and there are no awards. It follows the same path as the 5k the first half mile, then separates South on Westway on its own route to the finish. All turns are well marked.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 16 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Southport, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 6:42 PM local time (EDT) in Southport on September 27, 2026 — 11h 56m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Results — The Bigelow Tea Community Challenge
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Southport
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Southport Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Southport events
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