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2026 Godiva Spring Awards Banquet will be Saturday evening, May 16th at the New Hope Improvement Association Community Center.
Questions? Please email event coordinator Julie Messina.
Godiva’s popular Summer Track Series will be held at Durham Academy in Durham for 2026. This is a family-friendly evening of run/walk, not meant only for ultra-competitive runners/walkers. Meets take place on Wednesday nights, with our first meet on May 20th. Each week, we alternate between long- and short-distance nights (with a special midsummer madness night on July 1st). The final night of summer track will be July 29th.
Time: All meets begin at 7:00 p.m. sharp, rain or shine.
Location: Durham Academy Upper School Track, 3601 Ridge Rd., Durham, NC
Weather policy: Meets will be held rain or shine unless conditions are deemed unsafe (repeated nearby lightning or standing water on the track). Decisions about cancellation or postponement will be based on conditions at the track at starting time and NOT on forecasts!
Cost to participate this summer: This season we suggest that participants contribute $2 per meet (or $5 for a family) to help defray the rental fees for the Durham Academy track. We'll have a bucket on site to accept cash, but if it is more convenient you're welcome to make your donation online. It is fine to make a single donation in an amount to cover your participation throughout the season. Thanks for supporting Godiva Summer Track!
Water: Runners, please bring your own water.
Questions? Contact series director Patrick Gale - summertrack@carolinagodiva.org.
Long Night Events (May 27, June 10, June 24, July 15, July 29))
- Mile Run(1609m) (3 heats - waterfall start)
- Heat 1 -- All paces – finishing in 7:30 minutes or longer
- Heat 2 -- Intermediate pace – finishing between 6:00-7:30 minutes
- Heat 3 -- Fast pace – finishing in 6:00 minutes or less
- 200m (lanes 1-5, self-seeded – younger runners and slower runners go first)
- Mile Race Walk (1609m) (1 heat - waterfall start)
- 800m (3 heats - waterfall start)
- Heat 1 -- All paces – finishing in 3:30 minutes or longer
- Heat 2 -- Intermediate pace – finishing in 2:45-3:30 minutes
- Heat 3 -- Fast pace – finishing in 2:45 minutes or less
- 5km (1 heat - 12.5 laps - waterfall start)
Short Night Events (May 20, June 3, June 17, July 8, July 22)
- 1500m (3 heats - waterfall start)
- Heat 1 -- All paces – finishing in 7:00 minutes or more
- Heat 2 -- Intermediate pace – finishing between 5:30-7:00 minutes
- Heat 3 -- Fast pace – finishing in 5:30 minutes or less
- 100m (lanes 1-5, Self-seeded – younger runners and slower runners go first)
- 1500m Race Walk (1 heat - waterfall start)
- 400m (lanes 1-5, self-seeded – younger runners and slower runners go first)
- 3km (1 heat - 7.5 laps - waterfall start)
Midsummer Madness Night Events (July 1)
- 1km run
- Heat 1 -- All paces – finishing in 4:45 minutes or more
- Heat 2 -- Intermediate pace – finishing in 3:45 -4:45 minutes
- Heat 3 -- Fast pace – finishing in under 3:45 minutes
- 2026 inch dash
- 1km race walk
- Two-mile run (waterfall start - everyone)
- 4x400 relay run
Schedule and Results
| May 20 | Short |
| May 27 | Long |
| June 3 | Short |
| June 10 | Long |
| June 17 | Short |
| June 24 | Long |
| July 1 | Midsummer Madness - Short |
| July 8 | Long |
| July 15 | Short |
| July 22 | Long |
| July 29 | Short |
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.
About CGTC
Do you like to run? Are you interested in meeting other people in North Carolina's Research Triangle area who share your interest? If so, you're in the right place.
Founded in 1975 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Godiva Track Club has about members of all ages and abilities, and welcomes new members.
Godiva presents popular running events like the Umstead Trail Marathon. Godiva's annual calendar also features weekly summer track meets, a September cross country series, and a seven race winter series taking place from October through March. There are some regularly scheduled weekly runs.
Please check out more reasons to join Godiva and sign up on line.
Oh yes, one more thing: You may wonder why we're called the Godiva Track Club. Here's the story.