Holly Springs Half Marathon
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Event overview
The Holly Springs Half Marathon, 10k & 5k is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Ting Park in Holly Springs, NC. The event includes these race distances:
- Half Marathon
- 10K
- 5K
Ruck options are offered for each distance, including a Ruck - Half Marathon which has a course cutoff of 3 hours, 30 minutes. Registration pricing increases after November 2, 2025, and some events have registration closing dates on November 21, 2025. Since 2016 the race organization reports returning $166,000 to the Holly Springs community through its nonprofit foundation.
Course and awards
All races start from Ting Park, near the Salamanders’ baseball stadium at the North Main Athletic Complex. The courses pass through the neighborhoods of Bridgewater, Windcrest, and Sunset Ridge. The 5K has a turnaround on Crossway Lane in Sunset Ridge. The 10K uses a canopy-covered greenway through Veterans and Jones parks and turns near Womble Park. The half marathon continues downtown on Main Street by Town Hall, goes through Womble Park and the Carl Dean greenway to Bass Lake Park, includes about two miles on Bass Lake’s mulch trail, follows the Sugg Farm trail, and returns via S. Main Street and the parks to finish near the stadium with a short uphill final segment.
The awards ceremony is held inside Ting Stadium on the concourse by the DJ booth. Overall awards are given to the top three male and female finishers in each race. Age-group awards are given to the top three in these categories: 19 & Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80 & Over. Discounts for veterans, active duty, first responders, and health care professionals are available after the early bird period with verification. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.