Kick off the summer season at Trailside Brewing at Lennox station with the Summer Session 10k & 5k! Both courses will be fully on the all new Ecusta Trail greenway system! The Ecusta Trail is a newly transformed greenway that was originally a rail line. Both courses start at Trailside Brewing and are an out-and-back all on the trail.
We’ve also added a kids’ .25 mile Sunshine Sprint untimed event before the 10k and 5k! The Sunshine Sprint is $10 and includes a finisher medal and race bib. Sunshine Sprinters can add on a race shirt for $20 during check out. Youth small and medium available. There are not awards for the Sunshine Sprint.
A Finisher medal, 1 beer from Trailside (or non-alcoholic beverage!), race shirt, & chip timing are included in race registration. A portion of race proceeds will be donated to the Mills River Partnership.
Jun 26, 2027
Distance — 0.4K
Type — Running
07:45
$10.00
Jun 26, 2027
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
08:00
$55.00
Jun 26, 2027
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
08:00
$50.00
Jun 26, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:15
$45.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Hendersonville.
Learn more about the host city, Hendersonville.
Hendersonville is a city in and the county seat of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, located 22 miles (35 km) south of Asheville. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.
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