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Running For Restoration 5k

Name: Running For Restoration 5k
Start: 2026-04-04
End: 2026-04-04
Location: Valdese

Valdese, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 04 Apr, 2026

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About the Event

Join us for our annual 5k on April 4th, 2026

Time: 5k kicks off at 9am

Location Address: McGalliard Falls Park, 1400 Falls Road NW Valdese, NC 28690

Purpose of event: Advocacy event to raise awareness for the humane treatment of incarcerated people in North Carolina.

Course description: Course starts with a slope and some large rock stairs, across a suspension bridge at .5 miles then follows the Valdese greenway on an easy gravel path, out and back.

Pricing: $35 early bird till March 1 , $40 normal till April 3, and $45 day of race

Shirt Deadline: March 23rd. Sizes XS-XXXLarge

Packet pickup dates/time: Packet Pick up Day of only starting at 7am till race begins at McGalliard Falls Park, 1400 Falls Road NW, Valdese, NC 28690

Awards breaks down:

1st Place Overall (male and female)

Age Group (male and female) 1st, 2nd, 3rd in age groups. 10 under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+

Races Offered

5k Timed

Apr 04, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

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$35.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.7° / 21.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.6° / 19.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 50m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:51

nightlight Sunset

19:59

About Valdese

Learn more about the host city, Valdese.

Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the largest Waldensian congregations in the United States was founded in the town in the late nineteenth century, now known as the Waldensian Presbyterian Church. The town was settled by immigrants from the Cottian Alps in the Piedmont region of Italy.