Rankings · updated October 30, 2026

Best Races Near Raleigh–Durham

Every race within 30 miles of downtown, ranked by composite score from public signals — no pay-to-play, ever. How scoring works →

Composite /100 · FLD field · HST history · CRD credentials · CHR character

  1. 1 10th Annual Holly Springs Half Marathon, 10k & 5k Holly Springs, NC Nov 2026 USATF 42.9/100
  2. 2 6th Annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K at The Hasentree Club Supporting WWP Wake Forest, NC Mar 2027 39.4/100

Also listed, not yet ranked

11 races we list but haven't measured enough of to score. By date. What we measure →

  1. Annual UCB Halloween Run/Walk 5K Morrisville, NC Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  2. Amberly Sugar Rush Cary, NC Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  3. Day of the Dead 5k & Street Festival Raleigh, NC Oct 2026 USATF Not yet rankedno verified data
  4. Cary Academy 5k Cary, NC Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  5. Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education Chapel Hill, NC Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  6. 2026 Willow Spring High School Turkey Trot Fuquay Varina, NC Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  7. Birds of a Feather Trail Trot Chapel Hill, NC Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  8. 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Raleigh, NC Cary, NC Dec 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  9. Cary Greenways Half-Marathon Cary, NC Mar 2027 Not yet rankedno verified data
  10. Ella's Race Raleigh, NC Mar 2027 Not yet rankedno verified data
  11. Bloom & Zoom Cary, NC May 2027 Not yet rankedno verified data