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Three Little Pigs 5K Trail Run
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Three Little Pigs 5K Trail Run

Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States View on map
Oct 10, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

Join us on Saturday, October 10th from 9:00am - 1:00pm in Pittsboro, North Carolina!

This 5K trail run will be held at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, a sanctuary providing lifelong care to farm animals rescued from abuse, neglect and abandonment. In this officially timed race, you will make three loops on gravel roads that wind through the beautiful fields and forests of our sanctuary. Our rescued goats, sheep, cows, ducks, geese and chickens will cheer you on as you pass by their houses and habitats!  Immediately following the official 5K, we will host a Kids' Run.

The event includes delicious offerings from food and drink vendors and a trophy ceremony for winners. All participants will receive: 

  • Race T-shirts
  • Swag Bag
  • Finisher Medals

Early bird tickets are only $30 and end August 1st. After that, tickets are $40. Day of registration tickets are $50. So register now!

Check out a preview of the course in our video below:

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Trail running

5K Trail Run

This 5K race will be timed by Bull City Racing.

Oct 10, 2026 5.1K 9:00 AM
$50.00
Closed

Running

Kids' Run

Oct 10, 2026 Kids' Run 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Pittsboro, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 25.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 26.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
76.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 10, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 28m

The sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 6:48 PM local time (EDT) in Pittsboro on October 10, 2026 — 11h 28m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Three Little Pigs 5K Trail Run

5K Trail Run · 114 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Three Little Pigs 5K Trail Run
Place Name Time Pace
1 Phaedrus Leeds 19:29 6:05 /mi
2 Sean Bartlow 20:59 6:33 /mi
3 Michael Cotton 21:54 6:51 /mi
4 Naomi Harding 22:49 7:08 /mi
5 Adrian Ayala 23:50 7:27 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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2026 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, 5 Pittsboro events

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