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Rootrock MTB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 17 Oct, 2026

sell $30.00 – $45.00

About the Event

The 3rd Annual Rootrock Mountain Bike Race at Briar Chapel, held on the afternoon of October 17, challenges mountain bikers of all abilities on fun and demanding courses. Riders will tackle a dynamic mix of smooth, flowing dirt trails, root- and rock-strewn single-track, and punchy hill climbs. After racing, athletes enjoy a festive post-race vibe with food, great music, a free kids’ race for treasure, and a fun awards ceremony packed with giveaways.

Complementing the morning 6th Annual Rootrock Trail Run (5K/10K/Half Marathon), Rootrock MTB is the second leg of the Rootrock Trail Races.

Register for both events and receive a special award and 10% off each race (initiate registration through Rootrock Trail Run and select the Rootrock Trail Races bundle).

Get pumped for an awesome day of trail racing!

About Briar Chapel

Sprawling over 900 acres on the south side of Chapel Hill, NC, Briar Chapel is a green community with an extensive network of forested hiking and mountain biking trails. Centrally located Great Meadow Park, featuring a beautiful lawn, stage, and pavilion, provides the perfect start-and-finish area.

Races Offered

Sport Male Masters 40+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:00

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$40.00

Sport Male Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:00

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$40.00

Single-Speed Male Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:02

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$40.00

Sport Male Masters 50+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:02

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$40.00

Sport Male Masters 60+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:02

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$40.00

Single-Speed Female Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:03

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$40.00

Sport Female Masters 40+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:03

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$40.00

Sport Female Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 17 Miles

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14:03

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$40.00

Beginner Male Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:05

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$33.00

Beginner Male Masters 40+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:07

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$33.00

Jr 11-12 Male

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:07

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$30.00

Jr 13-14 Male

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:07

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$30.00

Beginner Female Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:08

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$33.00

Jr 11-12 Female

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:08

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$30.00

Jr 13-14 Female

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:08

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$30.00

Jr 8-10 Female

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:08

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$30.00

Jr 8-10 Male

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 5.5 Miles

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14:08

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$30.00

Expert Female Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 24 Miles

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14:15

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$45.00

Expert Male Masters 50+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 24 Miles

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14:15

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$45.00

Expert Male Open

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 24 Miles

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14:15

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$45.00

Intermediate Jr Male 18-Under

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:17

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$33.00

Intermediate Male 19-39

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:17

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$35.00

Intermediate Male Masters 40+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:19

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$35.00

Intermediate Male Masters 50+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:19

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$35.00

Intermediate Male Masters 60+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:19

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$35.00

Intermediate Female 19-39

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:20

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$35.00

Intermediate Female Masters 40+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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Type — —

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14:20

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$35.00

Intermediate Female Masters 50+

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:20

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$35.00

Intermediate Jr Female 18-Under

Oct 17, 2026

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Distance — 12 Miles

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14:20

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$33.00

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.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Rootrock MTB.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Wyatt Garvin	M	17	Wendell, NC	1:12:49.67
🥈	Andreas Trinado	M	15	Chapel Hill, NC	1:13:12.47

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Travis Bunn	M	24	Zebulon, NC	1:12:59.93
🥈	Eoin McDonnell	M	37	Chapel Hill, NC	1:14:06.52
🥉	John Hunt	M	38	Cary, NC	1:16:37.53
4	Dylan Caldwell	M	35	Pagosa Springs, CO	1:18:20.21
5	Forrest Huynh	M	31	Chapel Hill, NC	1:18:22.55
6	NICHOLAS JORDAN	M	30	Cameron, NC	1:24:51.31
7	Ian Jackson	M	39	Durham, NC	1:30:44.68
8	Charles Pace	M	29	Cameron, NC	1:32:23.85
9	Michael Lacenere	M	34	Wake Forest, NC	1:46:19.22
10	Jonathan Hebert	M	20	Buies Creek, NC	1:47:25.13
11	Adam Koch	M	39	Chapel Hill, NC	1:51:13.67
12	Edward Pennington	M	34	Chapel Hill, NC	1:56:45.92
13	Rodrigo Gonzalez Loza	M	38	Durham, NC	2:10:15.63

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Daniel Lamb	M	40	Fuquay Varina, NC	1:13:41.23
🥈	Matt Tarpley	M	47	Pittsboro, NC	1:17:23.93
🥉	Anonymous Anonymous	M	44	—	1:19:01.98
4	Will Williams	M	40	Chapel Hill, NC	1:19:34.44
5	Ivan Aviles	M	44	Chapel Hill, NC	1:20:34.39
6	Rafa Vazquez	M	47	Apex, NC	1:26:59.1
7	CJ Harmath	M	42	Chapel Hill, NC	1:27:29.66
8	Nicolas Restrepo	M	43	Pittsboro, NC	1:32:28.94
9	Bronlio Lopez	M	47	Lillington, NC	1:35:27.51
10	Gil Whitten	M	49	Apex, NC	1:35:33.67
11	Francisco Cortes	M	46	Chapel Hill, NC	1:36:45.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sharon Prochazka	F	50	Chapel Hill, NC	1:16:12.13

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Guillermo Serrano	M	52	Durham, NC	1:17:01.88
🥈	Peter Michaels	M	51	Apex, NC	1:18:22.39
🥉	Jose Trinado	M	55	Chapel Hill, NC	1:19:07.81
4	Thomas Stankus	M	53	Chapel Hill, NC	1:19:28.35
5	Bret Schaller	M	57	Sanford, NC	1:20:49.3
6	David Dekker	M	54	Raleigh, NC	1:24:46.53
7	john accornero	M	56	Fuquay Varina, NC	1:31:15.62
8	Timothy Coody	M	57	Holly Springs, NC	2:01:27.93

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Claudia Baum	F	14	Chapel Hill, NC	1:20:58.3
🥈	Sophie Abbott	F	16	Wake Forest, NC	1:43:34.81

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	S. Ackley	M	10	Durham, NC	1:23:40.09
🥈	Wyatt Zarzecki	M	14	Chapel Hill, NC	1:23:42.88
🥉	Cannon Rich	M	18	Asheboro, NC	1:31:58.59

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Giuliana Greto	F	16	Chapel Hill, NC	1:32:07.62
🥈	Olivia Foster	F	14	Chapel Hill, NC	1:44:19.01

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Aaron Ackley	M	39	Durham, NC	1:32:45.87
🥈	Mark Brothers	M	56	Chapel Hill, NC	1:58:42.21
🥉	William Garner	M	35	Raleigh, NC	2:03:59.09

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Bill Lucy	M	33	Durham, NC	1:33:17.28
🥈	William Suarez	M	34	Carrboro, NC	1:41:46.11
🥉	Jorge Del-toro	M	35	Raleigh, NC	1:47:52.33

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jason Baldwin	M	52	Willow Spring, NC	1:37:09.01

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ali Arasta	M	62	Asheboro, NC	1:37:10.74

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Steve Sonnekus	M	49	Cary, NC	1:37:40.18
🥈	Jason Garvin	M	45	Wendell, NC	1:41:14.75
🥉	Angel García	M	42	Siler City, NC	1:41:16.65
4	Nils Fuessle	M	43	Cary, NC	1:45:12.71
5	Kenneth Nowell	M	49	Carrboro, NC	1:45:51.62
6	Juan Carlos Morales	M	41	Sanford, NC	1:47:49.61
7	Dionicio Morales	M	42	Cary, NC	2:07:41.26
8	Felipe Zenaide	M	42	Wendell, NC	2:11:12.43

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Lance Tastet	M	60	Apex, NC	1:38:58.78
🥈	Stephen Knight	M	72	Apex, NC	1:41:58.03
🥉	Everardo Ortiz de Montellano	M	65	Cary, NC	1:59:44.19

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Danielle King	F	38	Morrisville, NC	1:39:23.67
🥈	Jean Masse	F	56	Hillsborough, NC	1:42:59.56
🥉	Elise Freed	F	44	Cary, NC	2:09:32.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	David Ridley	M	35	Apex, NC	1:57:41.07
🥈	Brendan Dillow	M	38	Raleigh, NC	2:01:12.9
🥉	Michael Jarzomski	M	41	Apex, NC	2:07:25.24
4	Thomas Borner	M	32	Chapel Hill, NC	2:11:18.47
5	Louis Maitland	M	35	Hillsborough, NC	2:24:59.19
6	Jack Kovalaske	M	15	Cary, NC	2:26:40.11

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Tristan Fuierer	F	56	Durham, NC	2:13:31.68

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Chris Guydish	M	51	Chapel Hill, NC	2:21:39.55
🥈	Jamie Kovalaske	M	50	Cary, NC	2:28:10.23
🥉	Dave Anderson	M	54	Apex, NC	2:32:43.17
4	Brock Byers	M	54	Raleigh, NC	2:44:47.25

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Oliver Jensen	M	13	Chapel Hill, NC	30:14.87
🥈	Adam Miller	M	14	Fuquay Varina, NC	37:47.43

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kyle Dinshah	M	27	Raeford, NC	32:15.6
🥈	Brock Hankins	M	38	Holly Springs, NC	33:21.13
🥉	Alan Kamman	M	62	Chapel Hill, NC	36:17.38
4	Anonymous Anonymous	M	42	—	37:35.31
5	Jon Jost	M	56	Chapel Hill, NC	38:36.81
6	Scott Burwell	M	46	Cary, NC	39:06.2
7	Derek Binkley	M	41	Chapel Hill, NC	40:36.04
8	Larry Brown	M	68	Chapel Hill, NC	40:40.37
9	Clayton Nemitz	M	31	Durham, NC	42:01.07
10	Stratton Schaller	M	20	Sanford, NC	43:02.48

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	S. Ackley	M	9	Durham, NC	39:11.45
🥈	N. Grant	M	10	Raleigh, NC	39:37.82
🥉	I. Stellpflug	M	8	Cary, NC	46:31.09
4	A. Williams	M	10	Chapel Hill, NC	49:05.95
5	A. RYAN	M	7	Hillsborough, NC	53:12.21
6	J. Martz	M	7	Chapel Hill, NC	53:25.1
7	J. Venutolo-Mantovani	M	6	Chapel Hill, NC	1:08:25.36

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Alana Pavuk	F	41	Mebane, NC	40:24.67
🥈	Annalynn Edwards	F	48	Raleigh, NC	46:05.08
🥉	Claire Plunkett	F	28	Durham, NC	46:47.27

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	D. Zenaide	M	11	Wendell, NC	47:46.28

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Races Offered

Sport Male Masters 40+

Sport Male Open

Single-Speed Male Open

Sport Male Masters 50+

Sport Male Masters 60+

Single-Speed Female Open

Sport Female Masters 40+

Sport Female Open

Beginner Male Open

Beginner Male Masters 40+

Jr 11-12 Male

Jr 13-14 Male

Beginner Female Open

Jr 11-12 Female

Jr 13-14 Female

Jr 8-10 Female

Jr 8-10 Male

Expert Female Open

Expert Male Masters 50+

Expert Male Open

Intermediate Jr Male 18-Under

Intermediate Male 19-39

Intermediate Male Masters 40+

Intermediate Male Masters 50+

Intermediate Male Masters 60+

Intermediate Female 19-39

Intermediate Female Masters 40+

Intermediate Female Masters 50+

Intermediate Jr Female 18-Under

Weather History

About Chapel Hill

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

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