Rootrock Trail Run - 5K/10K/Half Marathon
Oct 17Chapel Hill, NCHalf Marathon, 10K +1
Also a 10K, 59 mi from Feel the Burn 5K & 10K, registration open
10K5KRegistration open
Feel the Burn 5K & 10K
Princeton, North Carolina
- Entry from
- $30
- Days to go
- 4
At a glance
- Date
- Oct 10, 2026
- Location
- Princeton, North Carolina
- Distances
- 10K, 5K
- Registration
- Registration open until Oct 10, 2026, via runsignup.com
- Official site
- runsignup.com
- Listed from
- RunSignUp
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026
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17th Annual Feel the Burn 5K & 10K
Lace up and join us for Princeton Volunteer Fire Department’s biggest (and one of our only!) fundraisers of the year. We're a 100% volunteer crew, and your support keeps us fired up and ready to serve!
Evening Race Alert!
Races begin at 6:00 PM
Registration & check-in open at 4:30 PM
♀️ Course Info:
5K is USATF Certified
10K = Run the 5K course twice
Entry Fees:
Now through September 30th:
5K – $25
10K – $30
✅ Shirt included & guaranteed through Sept 30
October 1st – Race Day:
5K – $30
10K – $35
No shirt guarantee after Sept 30
Awards:
1st & 2nd place finishers (male & female) in both races in the following age groups: under 14, 15-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-59, 60
Come for the run. Stay for the cause. Let’s Feel the Burn together!
Key dates
Registration opens
Apr 21, 2026
Tier 1 ends
Sep 30, 2026
Registration closes
Oct 10, 2026
Race day
Oct 10, 2026
Tier 2 ends
Oct 10, 2026
Pricing
10K
Tier 2, until Oct 10, 2026
$35
5K
Tier 2, until Oct 10, 2026
$30
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