What: Continuing a club tradition, we will have our annual One Hour Run starting at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 26th (one after the last summer track meet).

Where: The events takes place on the 1000m gravel path around the UNC track and soccer fields at 157 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill. Expect the usual Carolina summer heat and humidity. The path isn't USATF certified, but even if it wasn't designed to be 1000 m (or 1 km) long it's pretty darn close at about 985 m or so. It's easy footing on finely crushed gravel with very minor elevation changes.

When: Wednesday. August 26th. Everybody hits the path running at 6:30 pm. Please plan to arrive slightly early to get your bib assigned by timer Anthony Corriveau.

How it works: Once underway, the automatic timing system will count whole laps. Exactly one hour after we start, there will be a horn blast to tell people to come to a complete stop. We'll come around with a measuring wheel to figure out your partial lap distance and calculate your total mileage for the hour. If you just absolutely need to move, feel free to plop your bib down to the side of the track in a manner in which it won't blow away, and we can get the final distance that way too. (You are assuming the risk of it blowing away though, make sure you put something heavy on it!)

We'll have a cooler of water and some snacks out on a table by the start line. We'll have cups as well, but you're welcome to bring your own.

There is no cost to attend this event, but we will have the donation bucket out in the event that you'd like tothe cost of contribute to defray supplies.

In club tradition, male and female winners recording the most distance in an hour will gain a free (though non-transferable) entry into the Umstead Trail Marathon.

Please email Bill Harris (william.g.harris@gmail.com) with any questions.

This year marks the 14th edition of the Godiva Cross Country Series.

The season will begin on September 3nd and continue on Wednesday evenings throughout the month of September. Events will alternate between UNC's XC trails adjacent to Finley Golf Course and Duke's Al Buehler Trail, with at least two distance options offered each evening. 

Sign up for the September 30th finale cookout which takes place after that evening's run in Chapel Hill.

Please use this series registration form to sign up for the series.  You need complete this form only once for the season.

Schedule:

• September 2: Chapel Hill's Finley XC Trail, 5k or 8k 
• September 9: Durham's Al Buehler Trail @ Duke, 5k, 8k, or 10k
• September 16: Chapel Hill's Finley XC Trail, 5k or 8k
• September 23: Durham's Al Buehler Trail @ Duke, 5k, 8k, or 10k
• September 30: Chapel Hill's Finley XC Trail, 5k or 8k  - followed by cookout

Races begin at 6 pm sharp and will be held rain or shine. We'll have a donation bucket with a requested offering of $1 per evening.

We'll provide a cooler of water, but please bring your own cups or bottles.

Runners who complete a race in at least 4 of the 5 weeks will earn an award presented at the club's spring awards banquet.

Questions? Email

The twenty second running of Carolina Godiva Track Club's Umstead Trail Marathon took place on Saturday, March 7th.  View the results.

Sixty members gathered at Boxyard RTP to celebrate 50 years of Carolina Godiva Track Club by doing a commemorative run of 50 x 1 mile, with staggered starts over 50 minutes.  Club Founder David Royle led off, followed by Roland Rust, another early leader of CGTC. The weather was ideal, birthday cake was plentiful, and a good time was had by all. Here's a 50 for 50 photo gallery, thanks to Patrick Gale.