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Rootrock Course Preview

Name: Rootrock Course Preview
Start: 2026-09-27
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 27 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

We are excited to open up our Course Preview to all participants of the Rootrock Trail Runs! Whether you are getting out your pre-race nerves, working on your pacing, or looking to meet new running friends, you are invited to join us for the 5 Mile Course Preview!

We will have coaches and mentors there to help you through, as well as hydration and snacks! Meet at Great Meadow Park in Brier Chapel and get a taste of the race in this casual pace run. We'll have our friends out from Altra Running with demo shoes to try out and post-run snacks and treats!

*Try on a pair of Altra Shoes and get a raffle ticket

*Test out a pair of Altra Shoes for the run and get a cup of coffee from the Three Waters Cafe truck

The course will not be marked but we will have pace group leaders and will follow the course:

5 Mile Route

Here are instructions on how to send the routes to your watch:

Questions? Email maggie.springer@fleetfeet.com

Races Offered

Rootrock Course Preview

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 8K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$0.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

17.4° / 26.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.6° / 27.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 17m

water_drop Avg rainfall

5.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

76.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:58

nightlight Sunset

19:21

About Chapel Hill

Learn more about the host city, Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill is an incorporated municipality in the counties of Orange and Durham, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill and Durham make up the Durham–Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it is combined with Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.