When
Saturday, October 24th, 2026
Where
J. Smith Young YMCA, Lexington NC
Distance
5K
About this race
🎉 Race Celebration
Help Us Celebrate! It’s time for the 40th Annual Barbecue Festival, and we have planned a great 5K event in celebration of Barbecue Month.
🎓 Community Support
- Proceeds Purpose: All Hawg Run proceeds go directly to providing scholarships for after school programs, summer camp, youth sports, swim lessons and YMCA memberships for deserving children and families in our community.
🏁 Course Details
- Start Location: The event will start at the YMCA - 119 W. 3rd Avenue.
- Course Route: The route goes through neighborhoods to Grimes Park and back to the Y.
🅿️ Registration & Parking
- Online Registration: All registration is online at hawgrun.com.
- Same Day Registration: Will be located in the parking lot of J. Smith Young YMCA at 119 W. 3rd Ave.
- Parking Info: Because the race is festival morning, parking will be at a premium and most lots will charge $5.00.
- Timing Consideration: Please allow extra time to navigate the detours the morning of the race.
T-shirt Availability
- Pre-Registration Deadline: All Pre-registered Entries received before 9/28 Include Official Hawg Run T-Shirt.
- T-Shirts Note: T-Shirts are not guaranteed to participants who register after 9/28.
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