
From the Organizer
AIMHigh-Keep Pressing 5K/10K/13.1M is a community-oriented race organized to inspire and motivate you to StayTrue while on your fitness journey. We are grateful to offer this amazing race experience to the Vance County and surrounding areas. In our 6th year of inception, we are pleased to announce the addition of the 13.1 Half Marathon to the race options for 2026.
3 NEW Race courses! Beautiful Scenery! Amazing Experience!
AIMHigh-Keep Pressing 5K/10K/13.1M will offer individual and team registrations. The Keep Pressing Award of $1500.00 will be awarded to the team/organization/business with the most registered participants. The check will be presented during the awards ceremony at post-race celebration. Last year's award recipient was Abria's Chase Foundation, Inc. with 80+ participants, they were awarded a check for $1500.00. The funding will be used by this local nonprofit organization will support families that experience house fires and grief counseling for loss of child and/or loved ones. We were so grateful to be able to support the project with the Keep Pressing Award.
Each registered participant will receive a race bib, finisher's medal, race t-shirt, and swag bag.
We salute your decision to participate in the AIMHigh- Keep Pressing 5K/10K/13.1M
Registration
Race Day Registration is available.
Race Shirts will not be guaranteed if registered after the April 15th registration deadline.
Awards
Group: Keep Pressing Award- Monetary check awarded to team with most participants.
Individual: Overall Male/Female in the 5K, 10K, and 13.1M
Top 3 Male/Female in each age group: 6-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 and over
Events
Race Location
About This Sport
Endurance Grid is here to help you understand the sport, decide if it's the right fit, and learn how to prepare. For course distances, logistics, and race-day specifics, always defer to the race organizer's event page.
The half marathon is the distance where you find out what you're actually made of. Long enough to demand real preparation. Short enough that it doesn't consume your life to train for it. Most people who run their first half describe it as the race that changed their relationship with what they're capable of. Once you cross this finish line, the bar moves. That's not a warning — that's the point.
Race day energy varies by event size, but the finish line feeling is the same regardless. Big races keep the noise going the whole way. Smaller races give you stretches where it's just you and the miles — and that solitude becomes its own kind of fuel.
The half marathon rewards people who show up for the boring training miles.
How long to train: 10–14 weeks. If you're already running consistently, 10 weeks of structured buildup is enough. If you're building from a casual base, give yourself 14.
From 5K to marathon, running races are the most accessible entry point into endurance sport. There's a distance for every fitness level and a community at every start line.
Coming Up
HOLLA! 5K
Marathon Monk Ultra
Without Limits Youth Cross Country Camp
Nags Head Sunrise 5k Beach Race Series at Jennette's Pier August 6 , 2026
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
AIMHigh-Keep Pressing 5K/10K/13.1M
May 1, 2027