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RunBuds 2026

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location_on North Carolina

flag United States

calendar_today 12 Jan, 2026

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About the Event

Welcome to RunBuds: A Women’s Beginner Running Program (for budding runners)

RUNBUDS CLASS OF 2026: 
10-week program begins January 12 - March 16, 2026.

Groups will meet MONDAYS at 6:15pm and we will wrap up by 7:45pm.
Meeting locations will alternate weekly between Bull City Running Co. - South and Downtown. 

Over the past 13 years, over 1000 women of all ages and abilities have experienced this amazing, inspiring, and supportive community of runners, challenged themselves, and achieved personal fitness goals.

RunBuds is a true beginner program and we will support you on your path to fitness through a guided walk/run interval program that progresses over the 10-week program — even if you don’t like to run! RunBuds is open to all ages of adults, fitness levels, and abilities (truly!). We aim to meet you where you are and offer guidance and structure for you to meet your personal wellness goals in a safe, supportive group environment.

Races Offered

Other

Jan 12, 2026

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Distance — Other

terrain

Type — Road running

timer

12 days remaining

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 1.5° / 11.3°
wb_sunny -2.8° / 8.0°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 11.5 /
water_drop 69.3%

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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