Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - The Triangle, NC 2026

The Triangle edition of the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk is an October 3.1-mile run and walk held at 11455 Forest Pines Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina. This event is part of the Tunnel to Towers series, established to honor Stephen Siller, an FDNY firefighter who died responding to the World Trade Center attacks. The Raleigh event offers registration categories for adults, first responders and military, youth, and children, catering to families, walkers, runners, service members, and first responders, not exclusively competitive racers. The course is a 5K run or walk starting from the Forest Pines Drive event site, as a detailed street-by-street route is not provided. The Triangle event is in its 14th year and funds Tunnel to Towers programs that support first responders and military families. The series also highlights Siller’s story: following the attacks, he donned his firefighter gear and ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel toward the Twin Towers.