NCRPA 5k

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department and the Recreation Advisory Board will join with 13 other parks and recreation departments across our state to host a North Carolina Recreation & Park Association (NCRPA) Recre8 5k on Saturday, April 16. Check-in on the day of the race starts at 8 a.m. and the race begins at 9:30 a.m. This family-friendly event will start and finish at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.

Designed to raise awareness of parks and recreation in North Carolina and raise funds to support the advancement of recreation in our state, the NCRPA Recre8 5k is an untimed race for both children and adults.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of ways, including check-in attendant, vendor set-up, water station attendant, and more. Volunteers should plan to arrive at 7:30 a.m. and be finished by 1 p.m.

• Sign Up to Volunteer

Registration Information

• Registration for the NCRPA Recre8 5k is available online through April 14.

• The entry fee is $30 before Feb. 27; $35 before March 31; and $45 from April 1-14.

• Everyone who registers before April 4 will receive a race T-shirt.

• Registrations will not be accepted on the day of the race.

• 5K Course Map

Thank you to our Vendors!

• Camp Gladiator

• Chick-fil-A

• Infinite You Health & Wellness

• Jumpin Jo Jo's

• Local Government Federal Credit Union

• Lowes Foods

• New Hope Church - North Raleigh Campus

• Orange Theory Fitness

• Orthopedic Specialist of North Carolina

• Relay Foods

• YMCA

Staff Contact

For more information, visit www.ncparkrun.com/#!wake-fores/o1nd3 or contact Recreation Specialist Meghan Hawkins at 919-435-9457.