Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon and 5K
Race Track
Why pick this one
Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon and 5K offers half-marathon and 5K routes featuring historic sites, River Walk, and the 1949 NASCAR Speedway Trail.
Best for
- Runners seeking a half marathon or 5K in Hillsborough
- Participants wanting historic and scenic road-race routes
- Runners interested in racing on the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail
- Participants seeking a race with custom finisher medals and post-race food
Look elsewhere if
- Runners seeking an entirely off-road trail race
- Participants unable to run on public roads or around occasional residential traffic
Specialties
- Historic Hillsborough Half Marathon
- 5K road race
- Road race routes incorporating the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail
What makes them different
- Half marathon and 5K routes pass Hillsborough historic sites, the River Walk, and the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail
- Each finisher receives a custom medal
- The Speedway Trail is the only surviving track from NASCAR's inaugural 1949 season
- The event includes post-race food for runners and a beer garden at the finish area
- Hillsborough Running Club reported $154,185.87 in community donations as of October 2026
- Serves
- Hillsborough
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Website
- https://www.runhillsborough.com/half-5k
- info@mysite.com
Services
- Half marathon races
- 5K races
- Running club events