Island Montessori Tinted Turtle Trot

About the Event

Island Montessori School will hold the 11th Annual Tinted Turtle Trot 5k, 1 Mile Run and Kid’s Dash on Sunday, April 26th at Mike Chappell Park in Carolina Beach

Participants can register before April 5th to be guaranteed a shirt. This year registration will offer a no-shirt option for a $5 discount. Please select "No Shirt" on the giveaway page during registration to receive that discount at checkout. Registration is currently open, with discounts provided for school, athletic, corporate, and community teams.

An awards ceremony will be held at our After Race Party at Good Hops Brewing in Carolina Beach after the 5K. Awards ceremonies will begin no later than 11:30am for all races. Food will be available for purchase at the After Race Party (details coming).

Proceeds of the race will benefit Island Montessori School – the only free and public Montessori education offered in New Hanover County.

Cost of Registration:

5k
· $30 until April 5th
· $35 April 6th- April 25th
· $40 on Race Day

1-Mile
· $20 until April 5th
· $25 April 6th-Race Day

KIDS' DASH
· $10 - with shirt
· $5 - No shirt

*Shirt size guaranteed if registered by April 5th!

Awards:

5K Awards:
· Overall M/F 1st-3rd place
· Age groups M/F 1st-3rd place 9&U, 10-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60&Over

1-Mile Awards:
· Overall M/F 1st-3rd place
· Age groups M/F 1st-3rd place 5&U, 6-9, 10-13

KIDS' DASH:
· Finisher's ribbon

TEAM AWARDS!
· Category #1 - Largest team - get as many people as you can to sign up on your team to earn the team award
· Category #2 - Most fundraising - Under the Donate tab, click Become a Fundraiser and have your team raise the most money for IMS to earn the team award

Races Offered

Kids' Dash

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 175 Yards

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Type — Running

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09:30

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$10.00

1-Mile

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$20.00

5K

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:30

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$30.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Carolina Beach.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 14.5° / 22.7°

wb_sunny 12.6° / 21.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 15.2 /

water_drop 72.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 14.5° / 22.7°

wb_sunny 12.6° / 21.1°

air 15.2 km/h

water_drop 72.6%

About Carolina Beach

Learn more about the host city, Carolina Beach.

Carolina Beach is a beach town just south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The eastern side of the town is an ordinary built-up beach community, a popular summer destination for students and other beachgoers. But just to the west of town is something more unique: a state park where you can see rare Venus flytraps in the wild.