Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Old Fort Strong Endurance Festival is 6/12/24hr trail run and mountain bike ride on the trails that encompass Camp Grier, right in the backyard of Old Fort, NC. The weekend will have a festival atmosphere with multiple vendors, live music, and. special guest speakers across the trail running and mountain bike world. Full schedule will be sent out soon.
The goal of this event is to raise awareness and funding for the Old Fort Strong Fund, which aims to put money directly into the hands of Old Fort residents and businesses as they rebuild their homes and repair their businesses affected by Hurricane Helene. Over 50 homes in Old Fort were either damaged or completely destroyed. Our goal is to raise a minimum of 2 million in donations for this fund to help provide relief, rebuild homes, and support local businesses that have suffered in Old Fort.
There are 400 spots (200 runner/200 riders) open for the in-person event at Camp Grier. There will will be separate loops, roughly 3 miles each, for runners and mountain bikers with a common start/finish area. If you can’t make the event in Old Fort or our physical numbers are filled, there is a Virtual option as well so you can participate anywhere across the country.
Runners and riders who sign up also agree to become a fundraiser and seek out donations from their networks. As soon as you register, an individual fundraiser page will be created for you in runsignup that you can share within your network to seek out donations. Each participant’s goal is to raise $1,500 minimum for the fund. We know this is big goal, but as endurance athletes, community and trails are what really bring us together! Let us show how strong that community really is and help rebuild homes in Old Fort, NC!
Prizes packages from our sponsors will be given to those who go above and beyond the minimum fundraising amount. There will be a prize package given out for those raising $5,000+ prize and $10,000+.
Details on bike course coming soon.
Schedule of Events:
Weekend Schedule
Location: Camp Grier, 985 Camp Grier Rd,
Old Fort, NC 28762
December 6th, 2024
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3pm – check-in begins
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6pm – Endurance Athlete Panel
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8pm – live music
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10pm – quiet time hours
December 7th, 2024
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7am – vendors open
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8am – race checkin begins
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10am – 6/12/24 hour run/ride begins
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4pm – 6 hr ends
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10pm – 12 hour ends
December 8th, 2024
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10am – 24hr ends
Venue:
Camp Grier, 985 Camp Grier Rd, Old Fort, NC 28762 https://www.campgrier.orgOther:
All event participants must become a fundraiser to participate. Each registrant agrees to strive to reach the fundraising minimum of $1,500. Upon registering for the event, you will automatically be setup with a fundraising page that you can use to find donations from your local network.
Endurance Panel
We are stoked that on Friday, December 6th starting at 6pm there will be an Endurance Panel Discussion at Beech Pavilion in main camp. Our current panel members include Sally McRae, Anton Krupicka, Hailey Moore, John Kelly, and many more to come.
Swag, Awards, Raffle
All participants in all distances receive a high quality branded race t-shirt, race sticker, plus other items from our sponsors.
First place M/F in all timed events receives a hand-crafted award and swag from our sponsor.
Runners who complete 100 miles will receive an Old Fort Strong belt buckle. Riders who complete 200 miles will receive an Old Fort Strong belt buckle.
All participants who register will automatically be added to the race the raffle, which will include multiple big ticket items from our sponsors! Extra tickets for the raffle can be purchased during registration or afterwards on the store page on runsignup. Raffle tickets are $25 each and you can purchase as many as you want to increase your chances of winning. All funds raised from the raffle go to the Old Fort Strong Fund.
