The Pirate 5k Run/Walk
- Date Sat 16th August 2025
- Time 7:30AM EST
- Location Lincolnton, North Carolina
- Price $22.20 - $38.10
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Get ready for an adventure at the Third Annual Pirate 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, August 16, 2025, in the charming town of Lincolnton, North Carolina! This exciting event kicks off at 7:30 AM from St. Luke's Episcopal Church, located at 315 North Cedar Street. Participants of all ages are encouraged to join in the fun, and if you like, dress in your best pirate costume to embrace the theme!
The race will take you through the scenic Lincolnton Rail Trail, a beautiful 1.5-mile paved path perfect for walkers, joggers, and families alike. With awards for overall male and female winners and age group medals for participants aged 14 and under to 75+, there’s plenty of motivation to cross the finish line. Sign up on race day between 6:30-7:00 AM, and don’t forget that packet pickup is available the day before! Join us for a memorable morning filled with community spirit, a touch of history, and, of course, the thrill of the race!
The race will take you through the scenic Lincolnton Rail Trail, a beautiful 1.5-mile paved path perfect for walkers, joggers, and families alike. With awards for overall male and female winners and age group medals for participants aged 14 and under to 75+, there’s plenty of motivation to cross the finish line. Sign up on race day between 6:30-7:00 AM, and don’t forget that packet pickup is available the day before! Join us for a memorable morning filled with community spirit, a touch of history, and, of course, the thrill of the race!
Organiser's Description
JOIN US FOR OUR 3RD ANNUAL PIRATE 5K RUN/WALK (DRESS IN PIRATE COSTUME THEME IF YOU WISH)
DATE: SATURDAY
AUGUST 16, 2025
TIME30AM 5K KICKS OFF
REGISTER ON RACE DAY BETWEEN 6:30-7:00AM
LOCATION:
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
315 NORTH CEDAR STREET
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
PACKET PICKUP:
FRIDAY AUG 15TH FROM 4-7PM
SATURDAY AUG 16TH FROM 6:30-7AM (AT THE PARRISH HOUSE AT ST LUKES)
AWARDS:
OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE
1ST PLACE IN EACH AGE GROUP
FINISHER MEDAL FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
AGE GROUPS (MALE AND FEMALE) 14 AND UNDER 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+
DEADLINE FOR GUARANTEED SHIRT: AUG. 2ND
THE THIRD ANNUAL PIRATE 5K RUN/WALK, A PART OF THE THIRD ANNUAL PIRATE WEEK, WILL BEGIN ON NORTH CEDAR STREET IN LINCOLNTON AT HISTORIC ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH. THE CHURCH GRAVEYARD IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF LORENZO FERRIER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE JEAN LAFITTE.
FROM ST. LUKES THE RUNNERS WILL WORK THEIR WAY TO THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL AT FIRST FEDERAL PARK AT EAST PINE STREET CROSSING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ST. LUKES PLEASE VISIT THE CHURCH WEBSITE.
HTTPS://WWW.STLUKESLINCOLNTON.COM
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LINCOLNTON, IS A NORTH CAROLINA NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) AND DONATIONS MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
ABOUT THE RAIL TRAIL:
THE MARCIA H. CLONINGER RAIL-TRAIL, KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE LINCOLNTON RAIL-TRAIL, IS A 1.5-MILE PAVED TRAIL, AND IS ESPECIALLY POPULAR WITH WALKERS, JOGGERS, BIKERS, AND PARENTS PUSHING BABY STROLLERS. BENCHES LINE THE ROUTE, INVITING YOU TO PAUSE AND TAKE IN THIS ENCHANTING TOWN AND TRAIL. THE TRAIL IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF LINCOLNTON.
THE TRAIL OFFERS A CHANCE TO SEARCH THE HEART OF THIS SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN, HIGHLIGHTED BY A STATELY COURTHOUSE, MODEL MAIN STREET, THRIVING ARTS SCENE, AND NEARBY LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. ONCE AN EYESORE COVERED IN KUDZU AND DEBRIS, THE FORMER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD CORRIDOR IS NOW THE PRIDE AND JOY OF LOVABLE LINCOLNTON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL VISIT HTTPS://WWW.CAROLINATHREADTRAILMAP.ORG/TRAILS/TRAIL/MARCIA-H-CLONINGER-RAIL-TRAIL
ABOUT THE PIRATE:
"IN 2021, A BOOK ENTITLED JEAN LAFITTE REVEALED, UNRAVELING ONE OF AMERICAS LONGEST-RUNNING MYSTERIES BY ASHLEY OLIPHANT AND BETH YARBROUGH PRESENTS THE THEORY THAT JEAN LAFFITE, DID IN FACT SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE HIS NAME AND LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS NATURAL LIFE, DYING 1875 AT THE AGE OF 96, UNDER THE PSEUDONYM, LORENZO FERRER IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. FERRER IS BURIED IN A MARKED GRAVE AT SAINT LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE GRAVE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LOCALS AS THE PIRATES GRAVE. WHETHER OR NOT THE STORY IS TRUE, IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT MOVIE."
HTTPS://POTUS-GEEKS.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/1456158.HTML
THE CURRENT:
"LAFFITES LEGEND IN LINCOLNTON INVOLVES A POSSIBLE SON BY LOUISA, AN ALLEGED MURDER AT A PLANTATION, AN ARGUMENT WITH ANOTHER FRENCHMEN ALSO LIVING UNDERCOVER AND A SWORD WITH HIS INITIALS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT."
HTTPS://THECURRENTLA.COM/2021/A-PIRATE-GETS-HIS-DUE
DATE: SATURDAY
AUGUST 16, 2025
TIME30AM 5K KICKS OFF
REGISTER ON RACE DAY BETWEEN 6:30-7:00AM
LOCATION:
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
315 NORTH CEDAR STREET
LINCOLNTON, NC 28092
PACKET PICKUP:
FRIDAY AUG 15TH FROM 4-7PM
SATURDAY AUG 16TH FROM 6:30-7AM (AT THE PARRISH HOUSE AT ST LUKES)
AWARDS:
OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE
1ST PLACE IN EACH AGE GROUP
FINISHER MEDAL FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
AGE GROUPS (MALE AND FEMALE) 14 AND UNDER 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+
DEADLINE FOR GUARANTEED SHIRT: AUG. 2ND
THE THIRD ANNUAL PIRATE 5K RUN/WALK, A PART OF THE THIRD ANNUAL PIRATE WEEK, WILL BEGIN ON NORTH CEDAR STREET IN LINCOLNTON AT HISTORIC ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH. THE CHURCH GRAVEYARD IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF LORENZO FERRIER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE JEAN LAFITTE.
FROM ST. LUKES THE RUNNERS WILL WORK THEIR WAY TO THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL AT FIRST FEDERAL PARK AT EAST PINE STREET CROSSING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ST. LUKES PLEASE VISIT THE CHURCH WEBSITE.
HTTPS://WWW.STLUKESLINCOLNTON.COM
ST. LUKES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LINCOLNTON, IS A NORTH CAROLINA NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) AND DONATIONS MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
ABOUT THE RAIL TRAIL:
THE MARCIA H. CLONINGER RAIL-TRAIL, KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE LINCOLNTON RAIL-TRAIL, IS A 1.5-MILE PAVED TRAIL, AND IS ESPECIALLY POPULAR WITH WALKERS, JOGGERS, BIKERS, AND PARENTS PUSHING BABY STROLLERS. BENCHES LINE THE ROUTE, INVITING YOU TO PAUSE AND TAKE IN THIS ENCHANTING TOWN AND TRAIL. THE TRAIL IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF LINCOLNTON.
THE TRAIL OFFERS A CHANCE TO SEARCH THE HEART OF THIS SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN, HIGHLIGHTED BY A STATELY COURTHOUSE, MODEL MAIN STREET, THRIVING ARTS SCENE, AND NEARBY LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. ONCE AN EYESORE COVERED IN KUDZU AND DEBRIS, THE FORMER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD CORRIDOR IS NOW THE PRIDE AND JOY OF LOVABLE LINCOLNTON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE LINCOLNTON RAIL TRAIL VISIT HTTPS://WWW.CAROLINATHREADTRAILMAP.ORG/TRAILS/TRAIL/MARCIA-H-CLONINGER-RAIL-TRAIL
ABOUT THE PIRATE:
"IN 2021, A BOOK ENTITLED JEAN LAFITTE REVEALED, UNRAVELING ONE OF AMERICAS LONGEST-RUNNING MYSTERIES BY ASHLEY OLIPHANT AND BETH YARBROUGH PRESENTS THE THEORY THAT JEAN LAFFITE, DID IN FACT SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE HIS NAME AND LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS NATURAL LIFE, DYING 1875 AT THE AGE OF 96, UNDER THE PSEUDONYM, LORENZO FERRER IN LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. FERRER IS BURIED IN A MARKED GRAVE AT SAINT LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE GRAVE IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LOCALS AS THE PIRATES GRAVE. WHETHER OR NOT THE STORY IS TRUE, IT WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT MOVIE."
HTTPS://POTUS-GEEKS.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/1456158.HTML
THE CURRENT:
"LAFFITES LEGEND IN LINCOLNTON INVOLVES A POSSIBLE SON BY LOUISA, AN ALLEGED MURDER AT A PLANTATION, AN ARGUMENT WITH ANOTHER FRENCHMEN ALSO LIVING UNDERCOVER AND A SWORD WITH HIS INITIALS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT."
HTTPS://THECURRENTLA.COM/2021/A-PIRATE-GETS-HIS-DUE
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