09May
Fun Run
Running
- Distance
- Fun Run
- Start time
- 07:45
- Entry fee
- $30.00
Nags Head Woods 5K
Kill Devil Hills,
North Carolina,
United States
Event took place
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Date
09 May, 2026
Races
3 distances
Entry fee
$30.00 – $45.00
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Nags Head Woods 5K
About the event
The Nags Head Woods 5K is the oldest charity race on the Outer Banks. Held annually on Saturday morning of Mother's Day Weekend, this year in 2026, this race celebrates its 40th Anniversary!! the NHW5K is a down and back race along the gravel road through the Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve, which is part of The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina. There is also a fun run and a 1-mile "Walk in the Woods" that accompanies the main 5K race.
First Flight Rotary Club hosts the event as one of it's signature fundraising events for the club Foundation. First Flight Rotary Club Foundation is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit that focuses on supporting charitable initiatives in and around the Outer Banks Community such as other nonprofits and service projects lead by the First Flight Rotary Club.
Races offered
09May
1-Mile Walk
Running
- Distance
- 1 Miles
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $45.00
09May
5K
Running
- Distance
- 5K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $45.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for May in Kill Devil Hills.
Temperature17.7° / 20.6°
Feels like13.9° / 19.3°
Sunshine hours10h 48m
Rainfall2.9 mm
Snowfall—
Wind22.9 km/h (Moderate breeze)
Humidity80.8%
Max UV indexHigh (6.0)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise05:56
Sunset20:01
About Kill Devil Hills
Learn more about the host city, Kill Devil Hills.
Kill Devil Hills is a colorfully-named town on the coast of North Carolina. It is part of the Outer Banks, and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903. The flights are usually associated with Kitty Hawk, but actually took place here. A national monument and museum marks the site.
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