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Name: 82nd Airborne Division Association's 9/11 Run to Remember 5K
Start: 2026-09-11
End: 2026-09-11
Location: Fayetteville

Fayetteville, United States • 11 Sep 2026

82nd Airborne Division Association 3rd Annual 9/11 Run to Remember 5K

The 82nd Airborne Division Association holds a memorial 5K event offering options to run, ruck, or walk on the Longleaf Pine Trail. The 5K route is an out-and-back on the Longleaf Pine Trail at Carver's Creek - Sandhills Access in Fayetteville, NC. Note that the Sandhills Access must be reached from 401 Ramsey Street.

The event is not timed. Registered entrants receive a race bib, and those registered by 20 August 2026 will receive a complimentary T-shirt. Awards will be given to the top three male finishers and the top three female finishers. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in honor of a former 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper and FDNY chief who died on September 11, 2001.

Registration opens 24 June 2026 and closes 11 September 2026; the registration fee listed for the Trail 5K is $35.00. Packets are available for pickup on 10 September 2026 at the 82nd Airborne Division Association National Office at 2915 Raeford Road, Suite 201, Fayetteville, NC 28303. If unable to pick up earlier, packets can be collected at the race location on race day from the registration table. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States North Carolina Fayetteville

Race information

Registration

5 km

Trail 5k

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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