The Umstead Coalition

The Umstead Coalition
Celebrating Umstead State Park since 1934!

2022 Walk/Run/Bike for Umstead - Saturday April 23, 2022

PARKING and EVENT near:

6000 Reedy Creek Road

Raleigh, NC 27607

Enjoy a great day on park trails with a 4-mile walk/run or 4, 7 or 12-mile bike tour. Our annual event includes runners, walkers, babies in strollers and pets on leashes.

Participants are serenaded along the route by supporters and musicians and greeted at the finish with great snacks and acoustic music from the stage.

There are children's activities, a silent auction, food trucks and more. All funds raised are used for the benefit of Umstead State Park. Registration, waiver and fee must be completed to officially register for the event.

REGISTRATION at EVENT 8-9am

4-Mile Walk/Run

Official race timing for the 4-mile race will be provided by Carolina Godiva Track Club for 1 hour. Self-timing will continue until 1.5 hours after walk/run start. To get a race chip and be eligible for an official race time, you must register before midnight on Thursday, April 21. Prizes will be awarded to fastest finishers (male and female) in these age groups:

Child, age 12 and under (top 3)
Adult, age 13-29 (top 4)
Adult Plus, age 30-39 (top 4)
Master, age 40-49 (top 4)
Master Plus, age 50-59 (top 4)
Senior, age 60 and over (top 4)
Children's Activities, Musicians & Silent Auction

You can view the 4-mile race results for previous years here.

VIEW ROUTE

4, 7 or 12-Mile Bike Tour

Triangle Off-Road Bike Club (TORC) will provide guided rides within the Park. This is not a race. You must provide your own bike. Trails are gravel, so mountain or hybrid bike is recommended. Helmets are required. The number of participants on the bike tours are capped at 100 for trail safety. Route maps

VIEW ROUTES

Silent Auction and Door Prizes

Best Ever! View Silent Auction items

Schedule, Saturday, April 23
Private Pasture near 6000 Reedy Creek Road

8am-9am Registration and Packet pickup

8am Silent Auction begins

8am-1:30pm Food trucks with coffee, pastries, gourmet ice cream, (Buzzy Bakes and Vida Dulce)

8am-1:30pm Craft vendors, children activities, exhibits

8am-9am Bruce Emery, Guitar concert, Main Stage

9am-9:30am Bett Padgett, MC and Music and Door Prizes, Main Stage

9:30am Tour de TORC. Guided 4-mile beginner and 7-mile intermediate mountain bike tour on Park trails (route maps are in your packet and signs will be at each turn. Feel free to ride a different distance then you signed up for -- just have fun in your Park. Route maps

9:45am Walk/Run (4-mile) start with live music on Park trails (Saint Francis Brass Quintet, Woodland Pipers) Route map

Immediate Walk/Run race results at: https://umstead.run/

10:15am-1:30pm Main stage concert (Nixon, Blevins and Gage; Bett Padgett)

10:45am Approx time), 4-mile winners announced from the stage; awards given

noon Silent Auction ends

Registration Fees

You'll receive a free Walk/Run/Bike for Umstead short-sleeve t-shirt with registration. This year's t-shirt features an original, and accurate, illustration by Anne Runyon of the Neuse River Waterdog. This salamander is only found in the Neuse and Tar River basins and was listed last July as "Threatened" by the US Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act. It lives in Crabtree Creek. It has a nickname of "the dragon" due to its brilliant red gills.