The Umstead Coalition |
Do not miss this year! This will be our 30th year and our last at the Walton Pasture. We want to extend a sincere thanks to the Walton family for the last 30 years we have been able to hold an event on this amazing location. The Umstead Coalition is proud we prevented a proposed highway through this pasture site and William B. Umstead State Park and grateful for the great residential neighbors that effort enabled as well. We have other exciting events planned for the future, but the Walk/Run/Bike is an fun family event like no other - so don't miss out!
Enjoy a great day on park trails with a 4-mile walk/run or 4, 7 or 13-mile bike ride. Our annual event includes runners, walkers, bikers, babies in strollers and pets on leashes. There are children's activities, live music, a silent auction, door prizes, craft vendors, Umstead T-shirt and hat sales, food truck and more. All funds raised are used for the benefit of Umstead State Park. Event location: Pasture at 5920 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.
The bike ride starts at 9:30am. Old North Cycling and Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC) will provide guided rides within the Park. This is not a race and you must provide your own bike. Trails are gravel, so mountain or hybrid bikes are recommended. Helmets are required. The number of participants on the bike rides are capped at 100 for trail safety.
VIEW ROUTESThe walk/run starts at 9:45am. Official race timing for the 4-mile race will be provided by Carolina Godiva Track Club for 1 hour. Self-timing will continue until 1.5 hours after walk/run start. To get a race chip and be eligible for an official race time, you must register before midnight on Thursday, April 18. Prizes will be awarded to fastest finishers (male and female) in these age groups (thanks to Inside Out Sports for prizes for all the winners and to Great Outdoor Provision Company for gift cards for the fastest woman, man, and child overall):
View the 4-mile race results for previous years.
This year's t-shirt will feature the Great Horned Owl. The owl is an illustration by Julie Todd, a winner in our Umstead Illustration contest. The short sleeve are triblend, the long sleeve and youth are 100% combed cotton.
Registration, waiver and fee must be completed to officially register for the event. The first 75 registrants receive a $25 gift card from Great Outdoor Provision Company, expires 6/30/24.
Pick up your event bag, T-shirt, coupons and bib at these locations:
Donate for a Drawing to Win a 4-burner gas grill
Walton & Maready Orthodonitics are donating a grill. Donations for drawing tickets will be at event and also online.
The event will be held in the pasture at 5920 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.
The Silent Auction will be held at the event on April 20, 2024 from 8am-11:30am. And anyone at the event on from 8am-12:30pm is eligible for door prizes (you don't have to be registered).
See the 47 Fabulous Silent Auction items HERE-->
See the Door Prize items HERE-->
Event Location
The event will be at the private pasture near William B. Umstead State Park. We'll have parking assistants. 5920 Reedy Creek Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607. Look for the sign and Wake County Sherriff blue light.