# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: This purpose of this race is to bring together the hospital and community and to highlight heart month. We want to emphasize health, wellness, and the importance of heart health. We want to increase awareness of the heart related services available at our facility. We hope that this race will become an annual community event! We will have providers on site to speak with you on race day! All proceeds benefit the Lenoir Memorial Foundation. Additionally, runners are encouraged to run in honor of someone dealing with heart related diagnoses or in memory of someone lost to heart related diagnoses. We will have in honor/in memory stickers for participants to wear during their run. We will have red ribbons for participants as well. Runners are also encouraged to adorn themselves in heart month colors, or heart themed costumes and to enter for a chance to win in spirit categories!

Registration Fees:

-5k - $35
-1-Mile Fun Run - $25

Awards/Race Categories:

-Top 3 Overall Male and Female
-Top Male and Female in each category:  14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+

Prizes will also be given for spirit awards for individuals and teams with the best heart themed costumes. Swag bag gifts for all runners.

Giveaway:
T-shirts for participants registered by January 30th.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kinston/heart-strides-5k-and-fun-run/200029359255834
- **Event Categories**: sports, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 39

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Kinston
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: UNC Health Lenoir
- **lat**: 35.290800070033
- **long**: -77.583041163443
- **full address**: UNC Health Lenoir, 100 Airport Rd, Kinston, NC 28501-1604, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run being held?
  - **A:** Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run takes place on Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am at UNC Health Lenoir, 100 Airport Rd, Kinston, NC 28501-1604, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run?
  - **A:** Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run is organized by Run The East.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kinston, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Heart Strides 5K and Fun Run sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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