Happy Valley Humdinger

OCT
25
2025
Join the Happy Valley Humdinger 5K through the scenic valley and along the Yadkin River, finishing at the Happy Valley Filling Station. Kids fun runs, a post race party with wood fired pizza and local beer make this a family friendly fall celebration.
Sat 25 Oct 2025
5 kilometers

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Happy Valley Humdinger : October 25, 2025, Lenoir, NC

The event takes place in Happy Valley, Lenoir, NC (1275 NC-268). It includes these distances:

  • 5K
  • Kids Fun Run: 1/2 mile
  • Kids Fun Run: 1 mile

The 5K is a point-to-point course that runs through the valley and along the Yadkin River, finishing at the Happy Valley Filling Station. The course surface is approximately 90% hardtop and 10% natural surface. Most of the route is on a public, low-traffic hard top secondary road and it also crosses a mowed grass field. The kids fun run(s) are non-timed, held on the greenway beginning and ending behind the Happy Valley Filling Station; each child receives a medal and a custom bib.

Logistics and awards

Packet pick up is offered the day before at Happy Valley Filling Station and there is on-site packet pick up at the starting area (Lapaz / Marshallberg Farm). Parking for runners and guests is provided at the starting line; additional parking has been added at the Happy Valley Filling Station for friends and families. A courtesy shuttle runs between the start area and the finish, making trips approximately every 20 minutes. After the race there is an outdoor after-race party with music, wood-fired pizza and on-site beer sales; registered runners aged 21 and over receive a full pour of craft beer.

Individual awards include top 3 overall male/female, top 2 masters (40+), and top 3 in age groups (14 and under; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70+). Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

5 km
Kids Fun Run 1 Mile
Kids Fun Run 1/2 Mile

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