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Donate Life NC Hero Run

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Durham, North Carolina, 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

Sleep In Superhero

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — Sleep In Superhero

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Type — Running

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00:00

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$25.00

5k Run/Walk/Roll

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:30

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$35.00

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk/Roll

Sep 13, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:40

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$20.00

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%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 17.2° / 27.2°

wb_sunny 17.3° / 27.5°

air 9.2 km/h

water_drop 74.1%

About Durham

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.