Tobacco Road Relay

About the Event

Thank YOU 2025 Runners!

April 25, 2026...Registration Opens October 1, 2025!

What is the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY?

The Tobacco Road Relay is a tour of North Carolina's Triangle, its beautiful cities, historic and protected greenways, single track trails, roads less traveled and roads often traveled. It's a day of challenge, adventure and memories for you and your best friends.

The Tobacco Road Relay is a one day, 75-mile relay-style running race. Teams of 2-6 runners navigate the 75-mile course, which begins in Chapel Hill, runs through Durham to the finish in Raleigh. The course is divided into 12 legs (6 runners = 2 legs/runner), with each leg ranging in distance from 4.2 - 9.6 miles. Teams are permitted one team vehicle to navigate between exchange zones and to carry their inactive runners, food, water, sports drinks, first aid, ice and other needed supplies.

The diverse course showcases the Triangle:

Residential neighborhoods of Chapel Hill
Country roads as the race progresses from Orange County to Durham County
Eno River State Park single track trails
Ellerbee Creek Trail as the race progresses into downtown Durham
Downtown Durham
American Tobacco Trail from downtown Durham to Wake County
White Oak Creek Greenway and Blackcreek Greenway as the race navigates through Apex and Cary
Umstead State Park's dirt Old Reedy Creek Road
Reedy Creek Trail and Rocky Branch Trail to navigate over and under the busy roads of Raleigh
And... cap it all off with the Finish at the Tobacco Road Brewery in downtown Raleigh!

When is the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY?

Saturday, April 25, 2026

What time does the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY start?

Rather than a mass start like most races, the Tobacco Road Relay will start in waves. Waves of approximately 10 runners (teams) will start every 10-15 minutes. Using a staggered start will minimize the race impact along the course and will keep the event within an approximate 5 hour spread. Start times may range from 5:00am - noon.

Races Offered

Tobacco Road Relay (2-3 Runners)

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — 75 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

05:00

sell

$300.00

Tobacco Road Relay (4-6 Runners)

Apr 25, 2026

straighten

Distance — 75 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

05:00

sell

$555.00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 11.9° / 23.6°

wb_sunny 9.6° / 21.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.3 /

water_drop 64.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 11.9° / 23.6°

wb_sunny 9.6° / 21.5°

air 12.3 km/h

water_drop 64.4%

About Raleigh

The capital of North Carolina and the largest city of the Research Triangle, Raleigh is the primary political and economic driver of the metro area. Indeed, business and politics are the main draws to Raleigh, which lacks the more trendy feel or active arts scene of Durham or Chapel Hill to the west. However, a concerted effort to expand the residential base and move events downtown has led to significantly expanded retail and restaurant options in the downtown core. Also, visitors will find many of the state's cultural institutions here, namely a major performing arts center downtown and three state museums, and a college town atmosphere in the neighborhood around the campus of North Carolina State University, the state's largest university.