Union Point Park and New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern NC
Friday, May 2nd, 2025
Adults and children, lace up your running shoes for fun, exercise and a worthy cause! For over 20 years, the Neuse River Bridge Run (NRBR) has been uniting runners, walkers, volunteers and sponsors - all to support five important non-profit organizations in our community. The NRBR follows routes over bridges, through historic neighborhoods, and through downtown New Bern. We offer four events, a 1/2 Marathon, at 10K, a 5K, and the SuperKids Fun Run. In addition to the 4 in-person races the NRBR will continue to offer all four options as virtual events for 2025.
Please note that only the in-person ½ Marathon and 10K events can offer the full bridges experience. Virtual runners will need to plot their own course that does not include runs over the Neuse River Bridge. The Neuse River Bridge is only safe for runners on our designated in-person date of Saturday, May 3, 2025.
In-person 1/2 Marathon and the 10K courses feature a run over the large span of the Neuse River Bridge. All three courses, 5K-10K-1/2 marathon, include a run over the George Cunningham Bridge which spans the Trent River. Then the courses wind through a circuit around and through historic New Bern. The races all finish on East Front Street in front of the Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County in New Bern.
Race Dates: Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 2025
Race day is Friday, May 2, 2025. The fee for the SuperKids Fun Run is $20 per child. Start time: 5:30 p.m.
Early Registration and Race Kit Pick-up: Thursday May 1, 2025 - SuperKids Fun Run - Early Registration and Packet Pick-up for the Friday SuperKids Fun run will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Religious Community Services (RCS) located at 919 George St, New Bern, NC 28560.
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All three of these events will be timed. A chip enabled bib is required and will be distributed at Race-Kit Pick-up events at the Riverfront Convention Center on Friday, May 2 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 3 from 6:00 a.m. to 15 minutes before the start of your race.
Official timing for the Neuse River Bridge Run in-person events will be provided by our partners Run the East. Run the East is North Carolina’s leading provider of professional race timing and management services. Their focus is on providing registration, timing, and management services to area events, with a goal to provide both race directors and runners an excellent race experience.
Early registration is through February 28th. Prices will increase on March 1, 2025.
Current In-Person Fees:
The top three finishers in the in-person races, 5K, 10K & Half Marathon, in both male and female categories, will receive Gold, Silver or Bronze medals. The top three finishers in the in-person races, in both male and female categories, in 13 different age groups will receive Gold, Silver or Bronze medals. In addition, all 1/2 marathon runners who complete the race will receive a finisher medal at the finish line.
Half Marathon: $70 ($80 after February 28, 2025)
10K: $55 ($65 after February 28, 2025)
5K: $45 ($50 after February 28, 2025)
Kids Run: $20 (no price change)
Date Range: for the virtual events: Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 10 2025.
Virtual Races will not be timed, but race results can be tracked and reported via the Smart phone app RaceJoy. Times can also be reported through the NRBR website. Place medals will not be awarded to virtual participants. 1/2 Marathon runners will receive the participation / finishers medal.
Virtual participants can choose to pick-up their race kit at Riverfront Convention Center on Friday, May 2nd OR they may choose to pay a shipping fee to have their T-shirt and race swag mailed to them at $7.95 per person. The first mail date for virtual race kits is April 20. The last day for registration and kit mailing for the virtual races will be May 4th.
A celebration for all participants, their families, and supporters, will be held in the Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County (across the street from Union Point Park) from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Food, soft drinks
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