Tough as Trails Race Series
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Tough as Trails Race Series

Durham, North Carolina, United States View on map
Oct 25, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

About this race

Bull City Running Co. proudly presents Tough as Trails Off-Road Race Series that features some of the most challenging, beautiful single track trail runs in North Carolina. 

The series is comprised of 3 races in 2026-2027:

Eno River Run (10/25/26): 6 or 11 miles

Uwharrie Mountain Run (2/6/27): 8, 20, or 40 miles

Mountains-to-Sea Trail Challenge (4/11/27):12 miles or 50km

All races have distance options, so cost of the series depends on distance selected for each race. 

Series Rules:
Please ensure you read and understand all series rules before registration.
1. Participants must register for all 3 races during Tough as Trails series registration.
2. Participants must complete all races within series to be eligible for awards. 
3. Series scoring and awards are based on total mileage completed, calculated by the ranges provided below. Final distance is calculated after last race in series.
4. No refunds will be issued for an adjustment to a reduced distance. Additional race fees may apply for an adjustment to increased distance.
5. A change in distance request must be made 1 month before race date to the series director at toughastrails@gmail.com. The Race Director has the discretion to approve or deny a distance transfer request based on individual race caps.
6. No refunds or participant transfers are permitted after registering for the series.

Awards:

All series finishers will receive a custom finishers award, in addition to receiving all benefits (i.e race t-shirts) and finisher prizes (if applicable) from each individual race in the series.

Have fun! Happy trails!

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Trail running

Tough as Trails Series

Oct 25, 2026 Tough as Trails Series 8:00 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

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

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 13.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 12.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 28.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 25, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 25, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 55m

The sun rises at 7:31 AM and sets at 6:27 PM local time (EDT) in Durham on October 25, 2026 — 10h 55m of daylight.

Course

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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, 52 Durham events

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