Gallop & Gorge 8K

Fleet Feet Carrboro
310 E. Main St.
Carrboro, NC US 27510

Online registration will close on Tuesday, November 26, at midnight. 

In-person registration and bib pickup will be available at Fleet Feet in Carrboro on

• Tuesday, November 26, from 3:30-6:30 pm

• Wednesday, November 27, from 12-6:30 pm

  You may also pick up your bib and register on race day morning at Fleet Feet in Carrboro, 6:30-7:45 am.

IMPORTANT! In person registration on Tuesday, Wednesday or Race Day will be done electronically by scanning a QR code which will take you to the registration form that you will fill out on your phone. So, please bring your smart phone and credit card if you are registering in person. If you are already registered, you will just need your bib number to pick up your bib.

Race entries are not refundable and are not transferable, i.e., you cannot give your bib number to someone else. By doing so, the results (awards, age group, and overall) will be incorrect.

The course starts and finishes on Weaver Street, in front of the Weaver Street Market in downtown Carrboro.

Click the image below to view the course (or here for a PDF version).  This is a USATF certified 8K course.  Certification info can be found at: Gallop & Gorge 8K Course Certifcation

Please plan to carpool and arrive early for parking, as there will likely be over 1500 participants.

Do NOT park in the Carr Mill parking lots -- these are the ones next to Harris-Teeter and Weaver Street Market -- or you may be towed.

Here is a map of free public parking in downtown Carrboro.

And here are some suggested parking locations:

• Municipal Parking Deck next to Hampton Inn, 370 East Main Street

• Gravel Parking Lot accessed from Boyd St, behind Municipal Parking Deck and Cat’s Cradle

• Fleet Feet - 310 East Main Street

• 101 N. Greensboro St - across street from Carrboro Century Center (100 North Greensboro Street)

• Carrboro Municipal Parking Lot, 120 East Main Street - across street from Armadillo Grill

• 205 East Main Street, near TABLE

• Carrboro Municipal Parking Lot, 303 West Weaver Street, near Wellness Alliance

• 101 Short Street next to Fitch Lumber (309 North Greensboro Street)

• Fitch Lumber - 309 North Greensboro Street

• Dingo Dog Brewing Company - 410 North Greensboro Street

Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female winners in the following categories: Open and Masters (40+), 9 & under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-55, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+. Open and Masters winners are not eligible for age group awards. The top 3 winners in the Athena (female, 160+ lbs) and Clydesdale (male, 220+ lbs) categories will also receive awards.

As always, our unique pottery awards are crafted by local artist, Janet Resnik. Overall and top age group winners will also receive specially blended coffee from Carrboro Coffee Roasters. 

 

Can you beat the course record?   $50 is yours if you can beat the Gallop & Gorge 8K overall records!
    Overall Male:       Andy Wacker             23:52.10    2014
    Overall Female:   Shalane Flanagan    26:20.00    2008

Previous Results and Course record details can be found at: Le Tour de Carrboro Course Records

Little Turkey Kids Races are FREE for children aged 2-9, and will be held on the Libba Cotten Bikeway behind the Fleet Feet building after the race awards presentation. Participants will be divided into age groups 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, and 8-9, and then will race to the finish line.

There is no pre-registration, but parents must sign a release form before the events.
Also, join us at Fleet Feet before or during the race for chalk drawing, jump ropes, hula hoops, and more!

Baby strollers and joggers are permitted, but for the safety of all participants, please start at the back behind the runners.

Pets are not allowed on the race course.

We encourage everyone to join us at our events. If you want to walk the course, that's great. However, if the trailing police car passes you, you must follow normal pedestrian rules -- move to the sidewalk or side of the road. Our timing service tries to capture the time for everyone who crosses the finish line, so even if the police close the course, you should receive a finish time.

Please consider donating non-perishable food items to the InterFaith Council Community Market (Food Pantry)

Collection boxes will be available at bib pickup and race morning.

Here is a list of the most needed items. Thank you!!

Volunteers are needed for Gallop & Gorge.  By volunteering you are helping some great Carrboro area charities listed below.  If interested please send an email to letourdecarrboro@gmail.com.

Since the beginning of Le Tour in 2005, we have donated over $650,000 to our Community Partners!

Our 2024 Community Partners include:

• Carrboro Boy Scout Troop 845

• Carrboro Family Garden

• Meals on Wheels of Orange County

• Optimist Club of Chapel Hill

• Orange County Rape Crisis Center

• Table

• UNC Get Real & Heel Cancer Exercise Program

If you have any questions about this race, please contact the race director at