The Pirate 5k Run/Walk

Event Overview

Join us for our 5th Annual Pirate 5k Run/Walk (dress in pirate costume theme if you wish).

Date and Time

• Date: Saturday, August 14, 2027
• Time: 07:30 AM, 5K kicks off
• Registration: On race day between 6:30-7:00 AM

Location

• Venue: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
• Address: 315 North Cedar Street
• City: Lincolnton, NC 28092

Packet Pickup

• Date: Friday, Aug 13th from 4-6 PM
• Date: Saturday, Aug 14th from 6:30-7 AM (At the Parish House at St Luke’s)

Awards

• Categories: Overall Male and Female
• Places: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each age group
• Finisher Medal: For all participants
• Age Groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

Important Dates

Deadline for guaranteed shirt: Aug. 3rd

Race Details

The Fifth annual Pirate 5K Run/Walk will begin on North Cedar Street in Lincolnton at Historic St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The church graveyard is the final resting place of Lorenzo Ferrier who may or may not be Jean Lafitte.

From St. Luke’s, the runners will work their way to the Lincolnton Rail Trail at First Federal Park at East Pine Street crossing.

Church Information

For more information pertaining to St. Luke’s please visit the church website: St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Lincolnton, is a North Carolina non-profit 501 (c)(3) and donations may be tax deductible.

About the Rail Trail

• Trail Length: The Marcia H. Cloninger Rail-Trail is a 1.5-mile paved trail.
• Popularity: Especially popular with walkers, joggers, bikers, and parents pushing baby strollers.
• Features: Benches line the route, inviting you to pause and take in this enchanting town and trail.
• Maintenance: The trail is maintained by the City of Lincolnton.

For more information on the Lincolnton Rail Trail visit Lincolnton Rail Trail.

About the Pirate

"In 2021, a book entitled Jean Lafitte Revealed, Unraveling One of America’s 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 Pirate’s Grave.' Whether or not the story is true, it would make for a great movie."

For more information, visit Jean Lafitte Revealed.

The Current

"Laffite’s 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."

For more information, visit The Current.

Registration

For more details and to register for the race, please visit The Pirate 5k Run/Walk.