Pirate Alumni Road Race

2021 IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELED, offering virtual option.
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Join us for the annual Pirate Alumni Road Race and Fun Run in Greenville, NC. Hit the pavement and make your footprint count as alumni and friends race to raise funds for East Carolina University (ECU) scholarships. This family-friendly race will provide fun for the whole family.

The custom race course will begin on the corner of 1st and Reade Street. Participants will race through ECU’s campus, passing by the Cupola, Trustee’s Fountain, and Wright Circle before crossing the finish line in Uptown Greenville. The One Mile Fun Run will race straight down 1st Street and turn around at the 1/2 mile mark.

Dress in your favorite Pirate garb and be entered in the Pirate Costume contest. Contestants will be viewed by the judges prior to the start of the 5K race and scored on their costume’s authenticity, originality, detail, and presentation. Awards will be given out after the medal ceremony in the following categories: Scariest, Funniest, and Group.

Race participants will receive an official racing bib, electronic timing chip, and a post race party with food and refreshments! Participants who purchase the premium package will receive a Pirate Alumni Road Race T-Shirt! Awards will be presented to the first three male finishers overall, to the first three female finishers overall, and to the top three male and female finishers in each age group. No awards will be presented to the fun run participants.

Pirates of all ages will converge on the banks of the Tar River in Uptown Greenville. Kick off Pirate Fest weekend with the Pirate Alumni Road Race and Fun Run and then stick around Uptown for all the Pirate festivities.