Deerfly Trail Race

About the Event

WHAT
FRC's only trail race is back for it's sixth year!
The trail race that you all loved last year will be putting you out in the woods once again! Come on out and get year five shirts and coins. Each year is a unique specially designed race logo featuring our friends, the Deerfly. They've missed you!

Who will wear the crowns this year?!👸🤴

The race will max out at 200 runners so you should register asap! Our sole sponsor is Heckler Brewing Company so be sure to come to packet pickup and enjoy some great fellowship on Friday night Oct 16.

DATE
Saturday, October 17, 2026

LOCATION
Carvers Creek State Park - Sandhills Access
995 McCloskey Road
Fayetteville, NC 28311

DISTANCES OFFERED
11K - Timed

6K - Timed

11k Dog - Timed

6k Dog - Timed

HOW TO REGISTER
Register by clicking on the Sign Up button to the upper right.
**Space is limited. The race will only take 200 participants.

PARKING
Carvers Creek Access offers onsite parking.

HOW YOUR REGISTRATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE
The Fayetteville Running Club is a 501c3 non-profit. We give monthly donations to local charities, support our own scholarship fun, and support the Gold Star Teen Adventure Program.

Races Offered

11K

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 6.8 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$38.00

6K

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 4.01 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$38.00

Big Dog 11K (Dogs only)

Oct 17, 2026

straighten

Distance — 6.8 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

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08:05

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$17.00

Lil Pup 6k (Dogs only)

Oct 17, 2026

straighten

Distance — 4.01 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:05

sell

$17.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

12.2° / 22.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

10.2° / 20.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 7m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.0 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

71.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:22

nightlight Sunset

18:39

About Fayetteville

Learn more about the host city, Fayetteville.

Fayetteville is a city in Cumberland County, in the western part of the North Carolina Coastal Plain region. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg/Liberty/Bragg a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Deerfly Trail Race.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	H. Ewashko	F	7	Fayetteville, NC	—
🥈	T. Ewashko	F	1	Fayetteville, NC	—
🥉	N. Affeldt	F	7	Fayetteville, NC	—
4	W. Sims	M	9	Fayetteville, NC	—
5	S. Tomkoski	F	8	Durham, NC	—
6	L. Sloan	F	4	Fayetteville, NC	—
7	T. Kidd	M	2	—	—
8	A. Kidd	F	2	—	—
9	Caly Mae	F	28	Fayetteville, MN	—
10	B. Rock	F	7	Fayetteville, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Comet Olson	F	14	Fayetteville, NC	—
🥈	Vince Hua	M	30	Fayetteville, NC	—
🥉	Thömas Therrien	M	27	Fayetteville, NC	—
4	Goose Kuric	M	27	Fayetteville, NC	—
5	Amy Enz	F	40	Fayetteville, NC	—
6	Walker Mueller	M	63	Carthage, NC	—
7	Yvette Ferguson	F	69	Chesapeake, VA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Steven Knight	M	25	Fayetteville, NC	29:06.6
🥈	Keghun Ostrander	M	16	—	29:24.3
🥉	christian dunham	M	28	—	31:09
4	Gary Ostrander	M	45	—	34:13.6
5	Nate Nolan	M	38	Fort Bragg, NC	34:28.8
6	Nicole Bennett	F	38	—	35:12.5
7	Laura Floyd	F	29	Fayetteville, NC	39:14
8	Stephany Frederic	F	28	—	40:19.8
9	autumn gilstrap	F	25	—	40:52.8
10	Beth Helsinger	F	57	Fayetteville, NC	42:07.7
11	Olivia McCormick	F	36	Southern Pines, NC	44:23.6
12	Kris Kuckenbaker	M	49	Colorado Springs, CO	44:23.7
13	Gary Smith Jr	M	36	Spring Lake, NC	44:47.6
14	Elisabeth O'Toole	F	39	Raeford, NC	44:53.1
15	Anonymous Anonymous	M	55	—	45:03.8
16	George Hendricks	M	50	Fayetteville, NC	45:33.1
17	Jacquelyn Nance	F	44	Fayetteville, NC	46:43.6
18	Kelsey Payne	F	34	Fort Bragg, NC	47:37.4
19	Brandon McBride	M	36	Fort Bragg, NC	47:37.4
20	Roya Taheri	F	53	Fayetteville, NC	48:18.9
21	Kaitlyn Noyes	F	28	Fayetteville, NC	48:19.2
22	Robert Parham	M	57	Fayetteville, NC	48:30.4
23	Jillian Kitchen	F	37	Fayetteville, NC	48:35.2
24	Thomas Taylor	M	43	Fayetteville, NC	48:43.6
25	Taylor Williams	F	27	Raeford, NC	48:45.9
26	Owen Williams	M	30	Raeford, NC	50:28.1
27	Ginny Griffith	F	36	Fayetteville, NC	50:59.3
28	Wendy Hustwit	F	45	Fayetteville, NC	51:26
29	Levy Cordero	M	46	Fayetteville, NC	53:35.3
30	Kevin Mccuen	M	47	Angier, NC	53:47.8
31	G. Gramer	F	8	Fort Bragg, NC	55:36.8
32	M. Beuchert	M	12	Cameron, NC	56:03.4
33	Brandyn Smith	F	40	Cameron, NC	57:18.4
34	Jackie Vaughn	F	49	Aurora, CO	57:28.3
35	Mathew Young	M	38	Fort Bragg, NC	1:01:25.5
36	Lydia Young	F	13	Fort Bragg, NC	1:01:25.6
37	Judy Rock	F	69	Fayetteville, NC	1:04:27.6
38	Norma Parham	F	57	Fayetteville, NC	1:05:56.7
39	Anonymous Anonymous	M	55	—	1:06:57.3
40	Georgia Popp	F	58	Raeford, NC	1:57:02.9

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Dallas	M	39	Fayetteville, NC	42:57.2
🥈	Trevor Hendricks	M	25	Fayetteville, NC	44:11.5
🥉	Gary Goins	M	40	Fayetteville, NC	48:53.8
4	Aaron Mabe	M	37	Hope Mills, NC	48:55.9
5	Philip Buechner	M	53	Fayetteville, NC	51:04.4
6	Jeffery Brown	M	46	Fayetteville, NC	52:04.4
7	Gunnar Olson	M	32	Fayetteville, NC	52:40
8	Joshua Sokolofsky	M	31	Fayettevillette, NC	52:50.8
9	Amy Todd	F	45	Fayetteville, NC	52:59.4
10	James Bryant	M	51	Raeford, NC	53:00.1
11	Brenda Bramel	F	38	Fort Bragg, NC	53:00.6
12	Taylor Jones	M	37	Magnolia, NC	53:46
13	William Grubbs	M	32	Winston Salem, NC	54:07.7
14	Julian Ravilious	M	44	Fayetteville, NC	54:11
15	Brandon McCormick	M	36	Hope Mills, NC	54:23
16	Tom Adams	M	45	Fayetteville, NC	55:21
17	Kelsey Neukum	F	28	Parkton, NC	56:51.2
18	John Hahs	M	39	—	59:27.2
19	Megan Gramer	F	34	Fort Bragg, NC	59:32.8
20	John Gramer	M	33	Fort Bragg, NC	59:34
21	Steven Geyer	M	29	Fayetteville, NC	59:36
22	Carol Plummer	F	54	Fayetteville, NC	59:52.9
23	Shan Tang	F	37	Fayetteville, NC	59:55.7
24	Chanel Menges	F	27	Fayetteville, NC	59:59.3
25	Sarah Brown	F	46	Fayetteville, NC	1:00:14.5
26	Jessica Benitez	F	37	Hope Mills, NC	1:03:39
27	Ricardo Benitez	M	39	Hope Mills, NC	1:03:39.2
28	Daniel Beck	M	55	Leland, NC	1:04:45.2
29	J. R. Hustwit	M	42	Fayetteville, NC	1:05:45.3
30	Joshua Passey	M	30	Fayetteville, NC	1:08:20.3
31	Amanda Klinck	F	42	Fayetteville, NC	1:09:27.2
32	Jessica Houfek	F	37	Raeford, NC	1:09:36.2
33	Alton Booth	M	55	Fayetteville, NC	1:11:22.1
34	Jennifer Dunlap	F	33	Raeford, NC	1:12:16
35	Robert Staub	M	45	Fayetteville, NC	1:12:31.2
36	Andy Carlstead	M	57	Fayetteville, NC	1:12:57.6
37	Kayla Rosales	F	30	Fayetteville, NC	1:13:33.4
38	Amanda Pham	F	29	Fayetteville, NC	1:15:21.7
39	Janna Rekedal	F	34	Fayetteville, NC	1:15:22
40	Robin Powers-Adams	F	46	Fayetteville, NC	1:16:41.3
41	Miki York	F	47	Southern Pines, NC	1:16:56.1
42	Kate Hollrah	F	52	Pinehurst, NC	1:18:10.6
43	Laurence Toyer	M	41	Winterville, NC	1:18:13.1
44	Jennifer Quick	F	46	Spring Lake, NC	1:20:42.2
45	Shayna Davis	F	29	Linden, NC	1:21:44.2
46	Victoria Bella-Harris	F	37	Fayetteville, NC	1:22:32
47	Danielle Zapawa	F	47	Spring Lake, NC	1:23:36.6
48	Charlotte Hartman	F	53	Hickory, NC	1:23:41.6
49	Charlie Allen	M	40	Fayetteville, NC	1:24:05.9
50	Angela Wrenn	F	28	Fayetteville, NC	1:25:13

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About the Event

DISTANCES OFFERED11K - Timed

6K - Timed

11k Dog - Timed

6k Dog - Timed

Races Offered

11K

6K

Big Dog 11K (Dogs only)

Lil Pup 6k (Dogs only)

Weather History

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11K - Timed