10-Miler
Running
- Distance
- 16.1K
- Start time
- 08:00
- Entry fee
- $50.00
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ARRRRGH… are you ready to run?! 🏴☠️💜💛
Get ready for the Purple & Gold Road Race and choose your challenge! Whether you’re looking for a quick 4-mile run, ready to tackle 10 miles, or want to go all in with the Double Down and complete both races for a total of 14 miles, there’s a distance for everyone.
All participants will receive a race t-shirt and finisher’s medal, with awards presented to top finishers.
Best of all, your participation helps support ECU Alumni and, through them, the ECU Chancellor’s Scholars program.
Registration:
Early Registration - Through December 31, 2026
Regular Registration - January 1–February 7, 2027
Late Registration - February 8–26, 2027
Race Day Registration - February 27, 2027
ECU Students receive a special flat-rate registration fee:
**Students will need to provide their name and PirateID/ECU email during registration. This information will be cross-checked to confirm student discount eligibility.
Participant Giveaway:
Come run for the purple and gold, challenge yourself, and help support the next generation of ECU scholars! 💜💛
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Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,521. Greenville's estimated 2025 population is 96,184. It is the principal city of the Greenville, N.C., Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain. The city has been experiencing an economic and population boom since the 1990s.
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