Run the Valley 8K & Half-Marathon

Badin Post Office
Badin, NC 28009

Running > 10k, 5k, 8k, Half Marathon

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Event Description

New this year, the Uwharrie Running Club has changed the Run the Valley 5K - 10K & Half-Marathon to the Run the Valley 8K & Half-Marathon.  By combining the 5K & 10K into the 8K, the board feels that they can enhance theh Run the Valley experience for runners.   The 8K turnaround will be just past Moonset General Store at the corner of Valley Drive and Morrow Mountain Road.
For the first year of this change, entries will be limited to 125 participants in the 8K and 100 participants in the Half-Marathon.  Look for great swag bags, shirts, medals and more.

15th Annual Run the Valley Half-Marathon


One of North Carolina’s Most Scenic 1/2 Marathon

The Run the Valley Half Marathon is back for the fifteenth year for you to tackle Morrow Mountain.     Deemed one of the most scenic half-marathons in the state of North Carolina, the course will take you from Badin to the top of Morrow Mountain and back to Badin.  More than half of the course is on the road in Morrow Mountain State Park.  Please note, there is a three-hour time limit for this race.
Half-Marathon Start Time: 7:30 am
Awards:
Finisher Medals & Finisher Towels
Top Three Male and Female Overall
Top Three in following Age Groups: Male: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 plus. Female: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 plus
Finisher towels and finisher medals to all finishers. 

 

Inaugural Run the Valley 8K


2020 is the inaugural year for the Run the Valley 8K. This out and back course offers rolling hills and beautiful rural scenery. The course begins at the Badin Post Office on the corner of Falls Road and Boyden Street. Runners follow Boyden Street to Valley Drive and run a bit past Morrow Mountain Road where they will turn around and trace their steps to the finish. 
Runners and walkers are welcome.
8K Start Time: 8:00 am
Top Three Male and Female
Age Group: Top Three
Female 13 & Under 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 plus
Male 13 & Under 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 plus
Finisher towels to all finishers.
 
Run the Valley is organized by the Uwharrie Running Club. 


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