Tobacco Road Relay

Tobacco Road Relay Race Information

<h2 style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#236fa1">Thank YOU 2025 Runners!</span></b></h2> <h2 style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#236fa1">April 25, 2026...Registration Opens October 1, 2025!</span></b></h2> <h3> </h3> <h3><b>What is the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY?</b></h3> <h5><span style="color:#000000">The Tobacco Road Relay is a tour of North Carolina&#39;s Triangle, its beautiful cities, historic and protected greenways, single track trails, roads less traveled and roads often traveled.  It&#39;s a day of challenge, adventure and memories for you and your best friends.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#000000">The Tobacco Road Relay is a one day, 75-mile relay-style running race.  Teams of 2-6 runners navigate the 75-mile course, which begins in Chapel Hill, runs through Durham to the finish in Raleigh.  The course is divided into 12 legs (6 runners = 2 legs/runner), with each leg ranging in distance from 4.2 - 9.6 miles.  Teams are permitted one team vehicle to navigate between exchange zones and to carry their inactive runners, food, water, sports drinks, first aid, ice and other needed supplies.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#000000">The diverse course showcases the Triangle:</span></h5> <ul><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Residential neighborhoods of Chapel Hill</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Country roads as the race progresses from Orange County to Durham County</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Eno River State Park single track trails</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Ellerbee Creek Trail as the race progresses into downtown Durham</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Downtown Durham</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">American Tobacco Trail from downtown Durham to Wake County</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">White Oak Creek Greenway and Blackcreek Greenway as the race navigates through Apex and Cary</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Umstead State Park&#39;s dirt Old Reedy Creek Road</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Reedy Creek Trail and Rocky Branch Trail to navigate over and under the busy roads of Raleigh</span></h5> </li><li> <h5><span style="color:#000000">And... cap it all off with the Finish at the Tobacco Road Brewery in downtown Raleigh!<br /></span></h5> <span style="color:#000000"></span><span style="color:#000000"></span></li></ul> <h3><b>When is the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY?</b></h3> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Saturday, April 25, 2026<br /><br /></span></h5> <h3><b>What time does the TOBACCO ROAD RELAY start?</b></h3> <h5><span style="color:#000000">Rather than a mass start like most races, the Tobacco Road Relay will start in waves.  Waves of approximately 10 runners (teams) will start every 10-15 minutes.  Using a staggered start will minimize the race impact along the course and will keep the event within an approximate 5 hour spread.  Start times may range from 5:00am - noon.</span></h5>