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RunBuds 2026

calendar_today 11 Jan, 2027

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RunBuds 2026

About the Event

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

RUNBUDS CLASS OF 2027: 
10-week program begins January 11 - March 15, 2027.

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 17 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

RunBuds 2027

Jan 11, 2027

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Distance — RunBuds 2027

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Type — Running

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18:15

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$135.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature
0.9° / 10.5°
wb_sunny Feels like
-3.5° / 6.8°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
6h 47m
water_drop Avg rainfall
2.7 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
0.1 cm
air Avg wind speed
11.2 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Low
terrain Course conditions
Firm and slightly soft
sunny Max UV Index
Low (2.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
66.7%
wb_twilight Sunrise
08:23
nightlight Sunset
18:25

About Durham

Learn more about the host city, 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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