5K

Mountain Air and Glory Hound Events are excited to welcome everyone for the 9th Ascent on Mountain Air 5K on the evening of Saturday, September 6, 2025.  This 5K road race climbs 1,800 feet, from the community’s main gate near Burnsville to the private air strip on the top.  At 4,600 feet elevation, this is…

Welcome to the third annual Dahlia Ridge 5K on the beautiful campus of Haywood Community College in Clyde.  We are excited to produce this event for our friends at HCC and provide a 5K race/walk on their roads and trails.  All proceeds from the event benefit the college’s 60th anniversary and New Art Trail. Race…

Welcome to the 18th running of the Power of Pink 5K.  We hope you will join us in Frog Level in Waynesville for a fun morning of running, walking and raising money for this important cause.  Since the event was created in 2007, this event has provided over 1,950 mammograms and follow up procedures to…

AVL RUNWAY 5K Are you an aviation enthusiast? It’s time for one of the most unique 5K runs in the mountains that is just for you! Our race stands out as the most distinctive 5K in the mountains—it's impeccably level, and guess what? It takes place right on the airfield of the airport. Participants will…

Please join us as we celebrate the fifth Waynesville Sunrise Rotary Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th.  We cannot think of a better way to start the Thanksgiving holiday than with a run with family and friends around beautiful Lake Junaluska. As we like to say, “first the huffin’; then the stuffin’!” The…

  In ten years, Highland Brewing’s Night Flight race raised over $75,000 for Buncombe County Greenways. Thanks to the Highland team and the sponsors, many of whom supported the event every year. Much has changed and it’s time to take a breath in 2025. We may come back with a new format in the future,…