Joint Special Operations 10K Run
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Joint Special Operations 10K Run and 5K Walk
The Joint Special Operations 10K Run and 5K Walk is the 30th annual edition held on November 14, 2026 at Historic Fort Bragg. The event is organized by the Special Operations Communicators Association and features off-road courses on tank trails and fire breaks.
The courses run over varied surfaces including dirt, sand, gravel, mud and uneven trail terrain. Conditions can change with weather and parts of the course may be muddy or otherwise challenging.
Distances
- 10K Run; USATF certified course NC-10117-PH, officially timed.
- 5K Run/Walk; open to runners and walkers, not officially timed.
The event has a participant limit of 600. Registration is $35 through September 30, 2026 and $40 beginning October 1, with online registration closing November 9. All children must be registered unless carried or in a stroller. Team entries are not accepted.
Packet pickup and check in occur before race day and on the morning of the event, with specified pickup locations in Fayetteville and at Beckwith Lodge on Fort Bragg. Race packets include a long sleeve T shirt, a coupon for DICK'S World of Sports, a 2026 commemorative calendar and other items. Disposable bib chip timing is provided for the 10K.
Awards include medals for overall male and female finishers, top three in each age group, oldest and youngest 10K finisher, and a finisher coin for the first 500 finishers. Off road jogging strollers are permitted; pets are not allowed. A virtual 10K option is available with results to be submitted by 11:59 PM on November 14, 2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
