Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon

Saturday, January 20, 2024 • Gibsonville, NC • Course Map

Note: A virtual option is available for this race, to be run by the original race day. Registration details are included below.

Set for its 9th annual running this winter after just over 260 runners crossed the finish line last year, the aptly named Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half unfolds along the winding trails inside Northeast Park, which lies just north of the small town of Gibsonville, just a short drive from nearby Greensboro.

The 374-acre park where the race takes place features several miles of biking, hiking and equestrian trails, and it’s those trails you’ll run during the race, which moves from an afternoon start last year to a morning start for this year’s race.

Runners will begin inside the park near the aquatic center, and from there head out first along the park’s roads for roughly the first half-mile of the race. Then you’ll head onto the winding trails, which you’ll stay on for the rest of the course as you wind your way through the forests.

Organizers say to come prepared for anything — there may be water in streams and creeks that’s as low as 6 inches deep or as high as 2 1/2 feet deep, depending on whether the area has received rain or not in the days and weeks leading up to the race.

You’ll run a double-loop route through the park, crossing over the Reedy Fork River twice and running alongside Buffalo Creek in the early and later miles of the race. There will be “some great beer and an awesome finisher’s medal” at the finish line, organizers add.

The organizers say also that the medal will come in handy when friends ask you “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot were you thinking racing a trail half marathon that crosses a creek at the end of February?!”

Race Weather & Climate

Located roughly a half-hour’s drive east from Greensboro near the center of the state, Gibsonville typically sees some of its coldest weather of the year in January, when temperatures average between the low 30s and the mid-50s, and precipitation amounts average just over 3.3 inches.

On race day (Jan. 20), the average low is 32ºF and the average high is 56ºF.

Past Results

Course Map

See the race route map for the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon here.

Starting Time

9:30 AM

Fees

$55 – $65 for the half marathon
$43 – $48 for the economy package (no race swag)
$32 for the virtual half marathon

Registration

To reserve your spot in the 2024 running of Gibsonville’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon race, register online at RunSignUp.com here.

Official Race Website

triviumracing.com

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