Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon
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Event details
The Black Toenail Friday race is a trail event on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area - Pine Hill Trail Head, 5075 Bass Mountain Rd, Snow Camp, NC 27349. The event offers in-person and virtual options and includes both standard running and ruck categories on natural-surface trails.
Distances offered:
- 13.1 mi Half Marathon (trail)
- 7.5 mi 7.5 Mile (trail)
- 13.1 mi Half Marathon - Ruck
- 7.5 mi 7.5 Mile - Ruck
- Virtual Half Marathon
- Virtual 7.5 Mile
Registration and policies
Registration options include standard entries, economy packages, ruck entries, and virtual entries. Listed base prices include $70 for the Half Marathon, $55 for the 7.5 Mile, economy prices of $50 (Half) and $38 (7.5), and $40 for virtual distances. Some prices increase after October 30, 2025; economy and virtual registration have specific end dates in late November 2025.
Included with registration are a custom long-sleeved race shirt, post-race food and drinks, live results, awards, and a finishers medal. Participants may opt out of the shirt or upgrade to a hoodie for an additional fee ($20 to upgrade; $30 additional to add hoodie when keeping the shirt). Refund and transfer rules: no refunds within 30 days of the event; earlier refund requests may be eligible for 50% refund (processing fees excluded). Entries cannot be deferred to another year; transfers to another individual are allowed for a $5 fee and t-shirt size cannot be changed. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.