2026 UNC SHAC 5K

About the Event

UNC’s SHAC (Student Health Action Coalition) Clinic is the oldest student-run clinic in the nation, helping medically underserved populations in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. Join us in celebrating the SHAC’s 59th anniversary at the SHAC 5K & Health Fair on Sunday, October 4th!

Last year, we had over 150 runners and walkers registered to support UNC's SHAC Clinic and so many amazing sponsors!

100% of the proceeds will go towards SHAC’s free health services for our uninsured and underinsured neighbors in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Durham. Whether you sign up for the 5K or donate - your help and support is greatly appreciated!

If you will not be participating in the event, click here to donate.

The 5K starts and finishes at 7:30 am at the UNC Campus Y Courtyard located at 180 E Cameron Ave in Chapel Hill. Free parking is available anywhere on campus. Parking is also available on Franklin Street.

The entry fee is $25 if registered by September 10th. Beginning September 11th, the entry fee will increase to $30 up to and including race day. The entry fee includes a t-shirt with sizes guaranteed to all those registered by September 10th. After that date the shirts will be given out “as available.”

Pre-registered entrants can pick up their race packets and late entrants can register beginning at 7 am on race day.

Prizes will be given to the overall first, second, and third place male and female finishers, as well as to the top non-binary finisher. Prizes will also be awarded to the top finisher in each of the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 and over.

If you have any questions or comments, you can direct them to SHAC_events@med.unc.edu.

Races Offered

Oct 04, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:30

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Chapel Hill.

thermostat Temperature

11.5° / 21.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

9.5° / 20.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 6m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:24

nightlight Sunset

18:39

About Chapel Hill

Learn more about the host city, Chapel Hill.

Scenic and regularly decked out in "Carolina blue", Chapel Hill is a lovely college town in North Carolina that makes up the westernmost point of the Research Triangle. The town is the smallest of the Triangle's three cities, with an influence and pull that belies its size. Based around the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the town caters heavily to the local student population, with plenty of bars and restaurants near the university's beautiful campus. Immediately to the west of Chapel Hill is the adjacent town of Carrboro, an old mill town now known for its local shops, restaurants and nightlife.