Loaves and Fishes and Veterans Services of the Carolinas Run for Recovery

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Addiction to alcohol and drugs and homelessness are at epidemic portions.

🙏 About Loaves and Fishes

Loaves and Fishes of Beaufort is a Beaufort-based, Christ-centered, residential, substance abuse recovery program. We provide counseling, shelter and treatment to men at no cost to them. We have just opened a Transition Home where men who have graduated from the six-month program can stay 12 to 18 months while they work and learn more life skills that help them move back into the community. www.loavesandfishesnc.org

🎖️ Veterans Services of the Carolinas

Veterans Services of the Carolinas (VSC) supports our nation’s Veterans and their families by implementing essential assistance programs in communities across North Carolina.

• Housing: Addressing critical needs through various services.
• Employment: Helping veterans find training and job opportunities.
• Outreach: Engaging with community partners to support veterans.
• Peer Support: Providing assistance for overcoming challenges.

📝 Registration Fees/Dates/Categories

Registration Fees:

• Individual: $25 per person (by 11/1), $30 thereafter
• Group/Team: $15 per person (savings until 11/1), $30 per person thereafter
• Active Military: Discount of $15 per person
• Raffle Entry: Sign up by November 1 to be entered

📦 Packet Pick-Up Information

Race packet pick up: Race packets can be picked up on Friday November 13, 2026 at Beaufort by the Sea Community Church from 5-7 pm. They can also be picked up the morning of the race.

Race Day packet pick up and awards ceremony will be at John Newton Park across Front Street from Clawson’s Restaurant. There will be a breakfast for runners and walkers following the race at Ann Street United Methodist Church (417 Ann St, Beaufort).

🏅 Awards/Categories

Top three overall male and female finishers. Top male and top female finishers for each age group will receive medals as follows: Ages 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

🏞️ Course Details

Beaufort has been voted “the coolest small town in America" by Southern Living Magazine. The Race Course is down historic Front Street with its beautiful homes and the oft-seen wild banker ponies across the waterfront. Course certified USATF #NC19005BW.

Make this a family getaway. Go to Cape Lookout Lighthouse shell collecting. See dozens of ponies on Shackleford Island. Discover dolphins. Kayak islands and waterfront. Beach. Surf fish. Fort Macon.

🔗 Race Information

For more details and to register, please visit Loaves and Fishes Run for Recovery.