Surf City Fitness Race to the Coast 5K
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Event overview
The Surf City Fitness Race to the Coast is a 5K road run in Surf City, North Carolina, held on Saturday, May 9, 2026. The event is hosted by Surf City Fitness and benefits Surf City Ocean Rescue. The course begins and finishes near Soundside Park at 517 Roland Ave, Surf City, NC 28455.
Logistics and race features
Registration is listed at $25 with a group savings of $5 per person for groups of four or more. Registration includes a race shirt, access to a post-race party with food trucks, music and a vendor fair, flowers for mothers presented by Surf City Florist, and hand-crafted awards for age groups and overall winners. Packet pick up is available the day before at Surf City Fitness (2770 NC HWY 210 E, suite 104, Hampstead, NC) and on race morning at Soundside Park.
The event uses a self-seeding start; participants are asked to line up according to expected finish time. Start divisions are organized by expected finish pace, including a division for faster finishers, a slower-run/walk division, and a walkers-and-strollers division. The event marks mothers with a special colored bib and a flower at the finish. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
