Crack Of Dawn Dash – Lenoir, NC 2026

Date
July 11, 2026
Location
Lenoir, NC
Venue
401 Mulberry St SW
Start Time
7:00 AM
Entry Fee
$30.00 – $50.00
Events
Crack Of Dawn Dash 10K (Foothills Run Series Race #2), Crack Of Dawn Dash 5K
Includes
T-Shirt
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*Register for all 5 FRS events at once during the month of April and receive an additional 10% off the lowest price PLUS the limited edition FRS performance shirt! Use the FRS April Bundle tab on any event registration page. Your shirt will be the style specific to your gender and in the same size as the event t-shirts you selected UNLESS you contact the race director with different style / size choices. This moisture wicking shirt will be waiting for you at the packet pickup of the first race (Sunset River Run) just in time for your hot runs! Wake up when the rooster crows and get to downtown Lenoir for The Third Annual Crack Of Dawn Dash! The race offers two distances (5K & 10K) and starts early so it will be nice and cool! The unique course traverses downtown on city streets, navigates some side roads and zips down the newest section of the Lenoir Greenway. Do it twice for the 10K distance with an opportunity to pass your cheering family, friends and spectators at the halfway point

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