Run With The Bears
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Run With The Bears 5K
The Run With The Bears 5K is a road running event in Plymouth, North Carolina. The course begins on Washington Street near Bear Towne Market at 118 Washington Street and tours the historical, riverfront, and downtown districts of the Washington County seat. The route is relatively flat on roads with a short section on a nature trail that includes uneven terrain and gravel.
Runners pass several local landmarks, including Grace Episcopal Church c.1861, First Baptist Church, Main Street, Water Street, Jefferson Street along the Roanoke River, and the Plymouth Town Boat Ramp. The course uses a boardwalk along the riverfront and passes a replica of the Civil War ironclad CSS Albemarle. The route goes through Fort Compher and by multiple historic homes and churches such as the Latham House, the Latham Ward Hampton house, the Loane-Owen House c.1895, the Blount-Hampton-Bailey House c.1895, New Chapel Baptist Church, the Methodist Church and burying ground c.1832, and the Windley-Ausbon House c.1840.
The event is a fundraiser for the Washington County Historical Society and begins with a full-sized replica Civil War cannon. There is one water station near the 2 mile mark at First Baptist Church. Water and bananas are provided at the finish. Online registration is listed at $35 and race day registration at $38; race day entries do not guarantee a race t-shirt. Race packets are available on the morning of the race. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
