Core Sound Run

Name: Core Sound Run
Start: 2026-04-04
End: 2026-04-11
Location: Harkers Island, North Carolina

location_city Harkers Island

location_on North Carolina

flag United States

calendar_today 04 Apr, 2026 – 11 Apr, 2026

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language Official Website

About the Event

A family-friendly 10K, 5K and Fun Run on one of North Carolina's most beautiful islands -- Harkers Island. The Core Sound Run begins and ends "at the end of the road" - at the edge of Core Sound.

High-quality, long sleeve t-shirts provided to each 5k and 10k participant. Register by end of day March 19th for guaranteed t-shirt size.

Also, prizes provided per age group and overall winners of the 5k and 10k races:

Overall grand prize per age group is a collectible decoy
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes per age group.
Age groups: 1-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-74, 75+

Packet Pickup: Early packet pickup will be available on Thursday, April 2nd & Friday, April 3rd 10am-5pm at the Core Sound Museum Store at 806 Arendell St., Morehead City, NC.

Races Offered

5K

Apr 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Road running

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94 days remaining

10K

Apr 04, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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94 days remaining

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Harkers Island.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 15.5° / 19.0°

wb_sunny 11.1° / 16.2°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 23.8 /

water_drop 75.8%