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Donate Life NC Hero Run

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location_on North Carolina

flag United States

calendar_today 13 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

Get your favorite hero costume ready for the 2026 Donate Life NC Hero Run! Join us in celebrating the hero in all of us as we run/walk/roll on the American Tobacco Trail in Durham and build awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation in NC! 

Race Description/Details*:
The race will begin at Herndon Park in Durham. Runners and walkers will do an out and back on the American Tobacco Trail and end back at the park for refreshments and awards!

Parking is located at Herndon Park, 511 Scott King Road in Durham. Follow our signs to the starting line.

All funds support continued outreach and education statewide on the importance of organ, tissue and eye donation.


Registration Fees/Dates/Categories:
5K Run/Walk/Roll: $35.00 per person. Race registration includes a t-shirt, bib with timing chip and refreshments after the event.

1 mile fun run: $20.00 per person. The 1 Mile Fun Run includes a bib and the post race party!

Sleep in Superhero: $25.00 per person. Can't run or just don't want to get up early? Register as a Sleep In Superhero and we'll send you a race t-shirt!


Awards/Categories:
5K -Top 3 Male & Female Overall
Top 3 Combined Male & Female10 & under
Top 1 Male & Female in the following age groups: 11-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Races Offered

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Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — Other

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256 days remaining

5K

Sep 13, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Road running

timer

256 days remaining

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Durham.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 17.2° / 27.2°
wb_sunny 17.3° / 27.5°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 9.2 /
water_drop 74.1%

About Durham

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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.

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