On Saturday, May 15, 2027, the Rotary Club of Rocky Mount is hosting the annual TACKLE THE TAR 5K Obstacle Course Race & Family Fun Day at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex. Our first heat begins with our Kid’s 1-mile fun run at 8:45 A.M. and festivities will continue until noon.
All proceeds from this event go directly to the funding of college scholarships for deserving students in the Rocky Mount Area. Since 2016, thanks to you, we have raised and awarded over $510,000 in scholarships to youth in our community. Thank you for making such a difference in the lives of so many!
Tackle the Tar is a 5K Obstacle Course Race that begins at the Rocky Mount Sports complex and courses through historic Battle Park and the E.B. Grain Company property. It comes complete with a MUD PIT and 20+ OBSTACLES to overcome. All racers will receive: T-shirt, medal, one free beer (if over 21), and goodie bag.
May 15, 2027
Distance — 1.6K
Type — Others
08:45
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
09:00
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
09:10
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
09:20
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
09:30
0.00
May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
09:40
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
09:50
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
10:00
0.00
May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
10:10
0.00
May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
10:20
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
10:30
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May 15, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Others
10:40
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These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Rocky Mount.
Learn more about the host city, Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount is a city in North Carolina. Its dawning days were more or less centered around cotton mills in the early 19th century, though it was settled as early as the 1700s by Europeans. Eventually tobacco became the prized crop and warehouses and rail stations sprung up to export this commodity. Rocky Mount, though with a reputation tarnished somewhat by crime and urban decay, is the birthplace of Mike Tyson and Hardee's fast food restaurants and where Jim Thorpe debuted with the Rocky Mountain Railroaders and Jack Kerouac wrote parts of "The Dharma Bums" during his visits there.
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