SUPPORT William B. Umstead State Park and enjoy a great day on Park Trails, listening to great music, and enjoying children activities. Thanks to Triangle Off Road Cylists (TORC) for the Tour de TORC guided bike rides and Carolina Godiva Track Club for race timing!!

Thanks to all for supporting William B. Umstead State Park.

Musicians:

Nixon Blevins and Gage, http://www.nixonblevinsandgage.com/
Bett Padgett, http://www.bettpadgett.com/
Rachel Wilde
Brien Barbour
Bruce Emery
Saint Francis Brass Quintet
Jane Hunt
Jainine Barner
Joyce Hren
Gisela Fleming
and more....

Goodie bags include great stuff like:

Awesome event T-shirt

Map of trails in Umstead State Park with mileage distances

15% Coupon for Great Outdoor Provision Co
15% Coupons for Inside Out Sports
20% Coupon for Outdoor Bird Company
10% Coupon for Sassool Mediterranean Cafe, Strickland Road
10% Coupon for All Star Bike Shops

chip clip from Celito.net

Fruit bar from Trader Joes

and more.

Registration Fee:

Child (under age 13 $20 ($15 through April 15)
Adult (age 13-39) $40 ($30 through April 15)
Master (age 40-64) $40 ($30 through April 15)
Senior (age 65+) $35 ($35 through April 15)

Early Bird discount through April 15

First 75 registrants get "Farm to Feet" socks from Great Outdoor Provision Company.

Spectators welcome at no charge

Other items available to buy to support Umstead State Park will include:

T-shirts (this year's and previous) $15
Pollinator Plants ($3 to $20) - includes: purple coneflower, blazing star, cardinal flower, swamp sunflower, Black-eyed Susan, New England Aster, aromatic aster, obedient plant, beautyberry, black & blue salvia, autumn joy sedum, purple hyacinth bean
Umstead State Park Hats $15
Topos of William B. Umstead State Park $10 (Laminated)
and more....

4-mile run/walk:

Official race timing will be provided by Carolina Godiva Track Club for 1 hour. Self-timing will continue until 1.5 hours after walk/run start.

4-mile Race Results for current and previous years are posted (click link)

The 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)

Race prizes from Inside Out Sports will be awarded to the above winners as they cross the finish line.

In addition, gift cards from Great Outdoor Provision will awarded to the fastest female ($100 gift card)), male ($100 gift card) and child ($50 gift card). These 3 winners will be announced and awarded from the stage.

Must get a card at 2 mile turn-around to show full 4-miles

4-, 7- mile and 12- mile bike tours:

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.

Maps are provided (and signs will be posted along route).

Parking on-site:

Private meadow next to the Park (NOT a normal Park entrance). From Wade Ave, go N on Blue Ridge Road, left on Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh.

Arrive early (no entry during the start of the Bike or the Walk/Run).

6000 Reedy Creek Road, Raleig

T-shirt (Design to be revealed in February):

2018 T-shirt (back and front), will feature mushrooms that grown in Umstead State Park. The highlighted mushroom will be the Armillaria mellea. A page from the Geoff Balme's new mushroom book (come see it at the event!) that is inspiring this year's T-shirt is below:

On-site parking, please arrive before 9am for Walk/Run/Bike. Cars will be allowed to enter/exit again after 9:50am. (Car-pooling is appreciated)

Schedule, Saturday, April 13, 2019

(order of musical groups subject to change)

Official 4-mile race timing ends 10:45am. Race clock will remain for self timing until 11:15am.

Silent Auction: Bids open 8am. Bids close NOON.

8-9:00 am	Registration & package pick-up. Music by Bruce Emory
9-9:30 am	Bett Padgett, Main stage mini concert, announcements, door prizes
9:30am	Tour de TORC. Guided 4-mile beginner or
	12 mile intermediate mountain bike ride tours
9:45am	Walk/Run (4-mile)
10:20am-11:10am	Nixon, Blevins, and Gage. Main stage concert
11:10am	1st place female, male, and child for 4-mile run announced. Door Prizes.
11:20am-12:20pm	Brien Barbour, Main stage concert
12:20pm	4-mile winners announced (prizes awarded as you cross finish line); Door prizes
12:30-1:30pm	Bett Padgett and Rachel Wilde. Main stage concert
1:30pm	Event ends

Food Trucks:

Loco Pops ($3 each)
El Ray dol Taco ($2 each)

Children (of all ages) activities include:

Live owls by American Wildlife Refuge
Live snakes by North Carolina Herpetological Society
Stuff mammals (petable) found at Umstead State Park
Kids crafts (including temporary tatoos!)
Springfree Trampoline
SPCA of Wake County
Face painting by Paint Savvy (10:30am-1pm, $suggested donation

Other Exhibits include:

Photo exhibit of history and natural resources at William B. Umstead State Park (along with informational literature)
Pollinator Plant Sales and Umstead "treasures" for sale
Autumn Cobeland Paintings
Thapas Pottery
GeoBoutique, nature inspired jewelry
Woodcrafty, nature inspired jewelry bring new life to discarded wood
Solar Panel exhibit by Southern Energy Management (learn about our GoFundMe for Solar Panels for the Visitor Center)
Talk to the Mushroom Guru - Geoff Balme, and see a draft of his new "Mushrooms of Umstead State Park" book
and more!!

Silent Auction (100% of donations go to help Umstead State Park):

Beaded Glass Necklace with butterfly wing and beetle pendants by Margaret Zinzer (MZglass.com) & Elizabeth Fensin (Value $120)
Custom jewelry by GeoBoutique
4 Summerfest tickets, NC Symphony
$100 Gift Card, Angus Barn
Pound of Coffee per month for 12 months, Cup A Joe
$25 Gift Card, Hibernian Irish Pub and Restaurant
$25 Gift Card, The Third Place Coffee Shop
$50 Gift Card, NOFO @ the Pig
$25 Gift Card, Red Hot & Blue
4 Carolina Ballet Tickets
Gift donated by, Great Outdoor Provision Company (Value $50)
Dinner for Two, Bella Monica, Edwards Mill Shopping Center
Bike Tune-Up, All Star Bike Shops (Value $95)
Gift donated by Celito.net
Signed copy of Geoff Balme's new "Mushroom of Umstead State Park" book (Estimated delivery June 2018) (Value $100)
Watercolor print of Umstead State Park scene, Autumn Cobeland
Hanging planter (shaped like a bird's nest) donated by Outdoor Bird Company (Value $30)
gifts donated by Outdoor Bird Company (4 unique designs, Value $19 each)
Gifts donated by Outdoor Bird Company (4 unique designs, Value $19 each)
ONE MONTH Unlimited Class Attenance in any program, Peck’s TaeKwonDo America (Value $135)
Weekend of in-house pet sitting by Dwen Andrews (Value $125)
Hand-Crafted Wooden Cheese Board, 15x7", Seasoned Citizen Putterings
$30 gift card, Lillys Pizza
$30 Gift card, Harris Teeter, 7400 Creedmore Road, Raleigh
Overnight camp ground rental at Umstead State Park (Value $20)
$10 gift cards, First Watch, Glenwood Ave
$20 Gift card, Unleashed, The Dog and Cat Store, Stonehedge Market, Raleigh
Gift card (Two Entrees and 2 sodas/teas), Baja Burrito, Mission Valley Shopping Center (Value $20)
Dinner for Two at Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, donated by Morrisville location (Value $40)
and more!!

Door Prizes:

$10 gift cards, First Watch, Glenwood Ave
Gift card (Two Entrees and 2 sodas/teas), Baja Burrito, Mission Valley Shopping Center (Value $20)
$20 gift card, Bella Monica, Edwards Mill Shopping Center
Bag of groceries, Trader Joe's, Cary
Trails end Bikes, $25 gift certificate
Music CDs by Bruce Emery and David McKnight
Music CD by Nixon, Blevins, and Gage
Photo magnet, celebrating NC State Parks
$25 gift card, Burke Brothers Hardware
Boat rentals, William B. Umstead State Park (2 hr, Value $10)
$10 and $20 Gift cards from Cup A Joe (both Raleigh locations)
$25 Gift Cards, The Bicycle Chain
Earnings by Green Mum Design donated by Outdoor Bird Compan (4 unique designs, Value $19 each)
Free Burger, salad or sandwich at Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, donated by the Morrisville location

and more...

NOTE: You can attend all the free stuff without registering - just come on over anytime between 8am to 1:30pm. FREE with no registration required for: music, spectators to walk/run/bike, kids crafts, food trucks (breakfast and lunch), Silent Auction, native plant sales, kid activities, art exhibits, and more ..

Drinking Water on-site:

We are trying to minimize our bottle usage. We will still have bottled water on the site. AND, we will also have large containers of water in which you can fill up your water bottle.

Recycling:

We will have a recycling, compost and landfill station behind the large food tent. We are self-recycling this year, please try to sort waste carefully.

FREE Snack Food:

Fruit and water at 3 aid stations along the trail.
Trail Mix cookies donated by Groovy Duck Bakery
Protein bars and pockets prepared by Delight Foods (vegetarian) to participants of walk, run, or bike (receive as you cross the finish line)
Humas and pita bread donated by Sassool Mediterranean Cafe
Fruit donated by RH Produce
Fruit leather from Trader Joe's
and more....

More:

Registration and packet pickup events
A special thank-you to our Sponors
Awards and Prizes
More Rules and Information
4-mile Race Results

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The Umstead Coalition is dedicated to the appreciation, use, and preservation of the William B. Umstead State Park and the Richland Creek Natural Area.

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