Stati Uniti·2026

Raleigh-Cary, NC

Running here is road-flat and heat-humid, centered on the American Tobacco Trail—a rail-trail that cuts through downtown Raleigh for 22km of shaded asphalt—and the Day of the Dead 5K anchors the fall calendar. Cyclists dominate the scene: the Cary Greenways network sprawls 40+ km through both cities, the Sprocket Fuel MTB Race taps the singletrack south of Chapel Hill, and gravel riders target the GRIT crit and endless red-clay roads radiating into rural Wake County. The Research Triangle's rolling piedmont sits 30km west, but most local training stays flat, which suits distance and track athletes.