Ready to ride your bike? 2021 Tour d’Apple registration is now open
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Jump off Rock Half Marathon is FULL, Waitlist now Open, 10k a few spots available
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Pop up 5k Summer Series Registration is NOW OPEN
POP UP IN THE PARK IS BACK AGAIN THIS SUMMER!
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW! The Pop up 5k events are a fun, safe way to keep you motivated to run through the summer, to help you reach your fitness goals, raise money for Bill Moore Community Park, AND spend some fun outdoors with your friends and family in a fun, welcoming and non-intimidating race setting… all while staying socially distanced throughout the entire race.
Our iDaph Team will be at Bill Moore Community Park (formerly Fletcher Park) every 2nd and 4th Wednesday in June, July & August, starting on Wednesday, June 23rd!
With a rolling start from 6-7:30 pm, there are no crowds! For just $15, you get a fully-marked course, a race number with chip timing, and your results will be posted online on our Race Roster page. You can add a medal for $10 or a Run Local shirt for $15 to an individual race, or sign up for all five races in the series and get both the shirt and medal included in registration!
A FACE COVERING IS REQUIRED BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR RUN, BUT NOT DURING!
SIGN UP HERE
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Pop–up 5ks are also a great way to get youth and kids into running! Also, a great place for cross country athletes to come out and test their fitness.
We have special pricing for ages 17-under!
$10 PER RACE OR $45 FOR 5 RACE SERIES!
THEMED NIGHTS & PRIZES!
NEW FOR SUMMER 2021!
Let’s have even more fun this year! Each race will have a different theme! We will do 3 random giveaways and drawings for prizes at each race! Everyone that participated gets a chance to win!
Wednesday, June 23 - Partner Run
Wednesday, July 14 - BlackJack Run
Wednesday, July 28 - Hawaiian Luau
Wednesday, August 11 - Rewind Night (Run the course in Reverse)
Wednesday, August 25 - 80s themed 5k
NEW POP UP 5K FACEBOOK PAGE!
Stay up-to-date with all the Pop up 5k updates by LIKING and following our new Pop up 5k Facebook Page HERE!
2021 Special Edition Asheville Half Marathon Results
iDaph Asheville Half Marathon
Congrats to all Finishers on your Achievement
It was a beautiful race day and all of you runners did an incredible job on the Special edition Downtown Asheville Course. We are so proud of all you and appreciate your support! Remember to tag us in race photos at @idaphevents and @avlmarathon!
HALF MARATHON OVERALL RESULTS (searchable)
Special Edition Asheville Half Marathon Results by Age Group
Questions? Contact support@idaph.net.
Top 10 Tips for a successful race this weekend at the Special Edition Asheville Half in downtown Asheville
By Race Director Daphne Kirkwood, Course completed virtually on 3/17/2021
Tip 1 -Slightly open the door to the restroom and peek in before you swing the door open, there may be someone that forgot to lock it inside and well that is just a visual you don’t want with you the entire time you are racing.
Tip 2 - If you start seeing things like leprechauns and a guy riding a bike towing 3 freshly cut, very long bamboo trees behind his bike, believe it is real. You are not hallucinating. This is Asheville.
Tip 3 - Airpods lasted 1 hr 20 minutes. If you run sub-1:20, no worries. If you take longer, bring a back-up music source… iPhone and old school headphones does the trick. It is worth it!
Tip 4 - The first 3 miles are ridiculously fast, downhill and the adrenaline is pumping… no need to slow it down. Just keep rolling but realize what will happen in tip 5+6.
Tip 5 - The hill really starts at mile 11, and although it is just a hill, it is long and at times I wondered, “Am I really running, or am I crawling?” Just keep crawling. You will get there, it may not look pretty but you will, I promise.
Tip 6 - Because of tip 5 and tip 4, the chances of you having a negative split race is pretty much 0%. So let it go. Let it go. (cue up Frozen soundtrack). But if you do happen to run a negative split, you will be my hero and I will also know that you didn’t really run your typical pace the first 11 miles.
Tip 7 - Take in and notice the various surfaces. Remember that grass and dirt are soft and the pavement is softer than concrete.
Tip 8 - Having someone cheering for you lights up your world, I highly recommend having a spectator out on the course. There are so many great places to watch and cheer!
Tip 9 - Soak in the scenery, you have city-scapes, greenways, trails, and parks and they each are unique and beautiful.
Tip 10 - Smile even if it hurts. Enjoy every single minute. It goes by in the blink of an eye. And know when it is done, you can catch your breath, then go celebrate and swap stories at the post-race party!
2021 WNC Flyer has SOLD OUT
After only 21 hours of online registration being open for the WNC Flyer presented by Hunter Subaru, the 2021 event has sold out. Join the waitlist in case more spots become available by going HERE. The 17th Annual WNC Flyer event is set for Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Bold Rock in Mills River, NC. Net proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club and their bicycling advocacy programs in WNC.
STAGGERED, WAVE STARTS AND OTHER CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING ALL THE NC EVENT GATHERING SAFETY GUIDELINES FROM START TO FINISH.
Ride Details for 2021:
The 17th annual Hunter Subaru WNC Flyer will be held in Western North Carolina. The start/finish will be at Bold Rock, Mills River, NC. What better way to spend the day than with a Bike Ride, BBQ a Brew!
Riders will have their choice of a century, metric, half century, and half metric rides which wind through the valleys south of Asheville, NC. Although it is the least hilly ride in Western North Carolina, it has plenty of rolling hills to keep all riders interested. There is beautiful mountain scenery without the long mountain climbs. The Flyer is a ride for everyone from first time riders to experience riders.
This is a fully supported ride with well-stocked rest stops and an after ride party. The Bold Rock Food truck will have lots of yummy BBQ (or Veggie lunch options) and beer for purchase after the ride.
Find out more on the WNC Flyer website HERE.
