Neuse River Bridge Run

Neuse River Bridge Run helps bridge gaps in our community!
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. Craven Community College Foundation, The Filling Station, Duffyfield Phoenix Project, Mediation Center of Eastern Carolina, and Twin River YMCA all benefit from your participation.
Our mission is to serve the community by promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. All six organizations are committed to working together to manage this event resulting in great benefits to our communities. The five organizations equally share 100% of the net revenue generated by the events.

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 though historic New Bern. The races all finish on East Front Street in front of the Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County in New Bern.
IN PERSON EVENTS
Race Dates: Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 2025
SuperKids Fun Run
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
Click Here for complete details about race day for the SuperKids Fun Run
1/2 MARATHON, 10K and 5K
Saturday, May 3, 2025
All three of these events will be timed. A chip enabled bib is required and will 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.
Start Times:
7:00 a.m. Half Marathon
7:30 a.m. 10K
8:15 a.m. 5K
Timing
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.
Fees
Early registration is through February 28th. Prices will increase on March 1, 2025.
Current In-Person Fees:
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)
The top three finishers in the in-person races, 5K, 10K & Half Marathon, in both male and female categories, will receive a 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.
Age Group Categories:
Age 14 and Under
Age 15 to 19
Age 20 to 24
Age 25 to 29
Age 30 to 34
Age 35 to 39
Age 40 to 44
Age 45 to 49
Age 50 to 54
Age 55 to 59
Age 60 to 64
Age 65 to 69
Age 70 and over
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