Carpe Diem - Carpe Noctem Half Marathon and 10K - North Carolina

The Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem Half Marathon & 10K is one of North Carolina’s most unique trail running races, offering runners the rare opportunity to race in the morning and/or evening on the same day. Held at Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, NC, this event combines smooth, well-maintained trails with impeccable course markings, great aid stations, and an unforgettable sunrise-to-moonlight racing experience. Participants can choose a half marathon or 10K, race in the morning, race in the evening, or take on both for a full day of trail adventure—making this race a standout for runners seeking something truly different.

Designed for both experienced trail runners and those new to trail racing, Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem delivers a professionally organized event with clear signage, reliable support, and a welcoming community atmosphere. Whether you’re chasing a new distance, testing yourself on trails, or simply looking for a memorable race experience in North Carolina, this event offers the perfect blend of challenge, scenery, and fun.

Race options

• Half Marathon (morning and evening options)
• 10K (morning and evening options)
• Double Racing Options – race both morning and evening for the ultimate challenge

Why choose Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem

• A rare chance to experience morning running and evening running in the same event
• Scenic trail running at Hagan-Stone Park on smooth, runnable terrain
• Clearly marked courses with impeccable markings
• Great aid stations stocked to keep runners fueled and hydrated
• Unique day and night medals, with a special combined medal for those who race both
• Awesome swag designed for real-world use beyond race day
• Competitive atmosphere with great prizes and club/team opportunities
• Options for runners of all levels, from first-time trail racers to seasoned half marathoners

Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem isn’t just another race—it’s an experience built around athlete support and the excitement of running trails in the daylight and at night. If you’re searching for a North Carolina half marathon, 10K trail race, or a distinctive morning-and-evening running event, this race deserves a spot on your calendar.

*Night Running: Keep in mind that the evening race starts at 6:30 pm. This means that potentially you will be running after dark and will need lights (headlamps preferred but a flashlight will do) to complete the race depending on your pace!

10k runners will run along the well maintained trails through Hagan Stone Park. 

This is the 10k course map on Strava. You can view the course, elevation, and download a GPX file from this link to use with your running watch.

Michigan

Mega Medal Series

Prove It 5K/10K:  April 18, 2026 at the GM Milford Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan

Trenton Summerfest Half Marthon, 8K, & 5K:  June 27, 2026 at Elizabeth Park in Trenton, Michigan

Dearborn Decades 5K:  August 9, 2026 at Ford Field Park in Dearborn, Michigan

Run the 313 5K:  August 22, 2026 at Palmer Park in Detroit, Michigan

Growler Gallop Atwater 10 Mile & 5K:  September 27, 2026 at Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan

Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon & 7.5 Mile:  November 27, 2026 at Proud Lake Rec Area in Commerce Township, Michigan

 

Trail

Winter Trail Fest (WTF) East Half Marathon & 5 Mile:  February 14, 2026 at Island Lake Rec Area in Brighton, Michigan

Winter Trail Fest (WTF) West Half Marathon & 5 Mile:  February 21, 2026 at Yankee Springs Rec Area in Middleville, Michigan

Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem Morning & Evening Half Marathon & 10K:  April 11, 2026 at Proud Lake Rec Area in Commerce Township, Michigan

Summer Trail Fest Ultra (STFU) 50 Mile, 50K, Half Marathon, & 5 Mile:  June 13, 2026 Sleepy Hollow Rec Area in Laingsburg, Michigan

Moonlight Bootlegger 5k:  May 9, 2026 at Maybury State Park in Northville, Michigan

Wolverine State 100 100M, 100K, 100M Relay, & 50K:  October 10-11, 2026 from Petoskey to Alpena in Northern Michigan

 

Road

Thumb Coast Ultra & Relay 50M, 50K, & 50M Relay:  April 25, 2026 from Harbor Beach to Caseville in Michigan's Thumb

Rock CF Thumb Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, & 5K:  November 8, 2026 from Caseville to Port Austin in Michigan's Thumb

 

North Carolina

Road Mega Medal Series

Only Fools Run Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K:  March 28, 2026 at Jaycee Park in Greensboro, North Carolina

Pig Pounder Brewery 5K:  April 12, 2026 at the Pig Pounder Brewery in Greensboro, North Carolina

Elm Street Run Festival:  May 9, 2026 at LeBauer Park in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro Distilling Speakeasy 5k:  June 13, 2026 at Greensboro Distilling Co. and SouthEnd Brewing in Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro Half Marathon, 5K, & 1 Mile:  November 21, 2026 starting at Battleground Ave in Greensboro, North Carolina

 

Trail Mega Medal Series

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Half Marathon & 5 Mile:  January 17, 2026 at Northeast Park in Gibsonville, North Carolina

Northern Trails 17 Mile, 10 Mile & 5 Mile:  March 7, 2026 at Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina

Owls Roost Rumble Half Marathon & 4 Mile:  April 25, 2026 at Bur-Mil Park in Greensboro, North Carolina

Triple Lakes Trail Race 40 Mile, Marathon, & Half Marathon: October 24, 2026 at Bur-Mil Park in Greensboro, North Carolina

Black Toenail Friday Half Marathon and 7.5 Miler: November 27, 2026 at Snow Camp, North Carolina

 

Multisport Mega Medal Series

Belews Lake Sprint Triathlon & Duathlon: April 18, 2026 at Belews Lake Marina in Stokesdale, North Carolina

Cammack Sprint Triathlon:  June 20th, 2026 at Lake Cammack in Burlington, North Carolina

High Point Sprint Triathlon:  August 8, 2026 at Oak Hollow Marina in High Point, North Carolina

Belews Lake Olympic Triathlon & Duathlon:  September 12, 2026 at Belews Lake Marina in Stokesdale, North Carolina

Nat Greene's Revenge Triathlon & Duathlon: October 3, 2026 at Lake Brandt Marina in Greensboro, North Carolina

 

Multisport

Northeast Park Duathlon:  February 28, 2026 at Northeast Park in Gibsonville, North Carolina

 

Trail

Groundhog’s Lap Race: January 31, 2026 at Haw River State Park, North Carolina

Moonlight Bootlegger 5K:  May 2, 2026 at Hagan Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem Morning & Evening Half Marathon & 10K:  September 12, 2026 at Hagan-Stone Park in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock Ultra & Relay:  September 19, 2026 in Danbury, North Carolina

 

Road

Running of the Lights:  January 1st at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina

Blackbeard's Revenge 100 Ultra & Relay 100M, 100K, & 100M Relay:  March 21-22, 2026 in the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina

 

Pennsylvania

End of the Road Half Marathon & One Tunnel 4 Mile:  October 24-25, 2026 on the old Pennsylvania Turnpike in Waterfall, Pennsylvania

 

West Virginia

Highball to Thurmond Ultra & Relay 50M, 50K, & 50M Relay:  May 17, 2026 in New River Gorge National Park, running from Montgomery to Thurmond, West Virginia

Check out the comprehensive athlete guide to answer any nagging questions you may have about the race. If you can't find an answer here, shoot us a message! 

 

Updated 11/25/2025

Standard Registration

• Custom Carpe Diem/Carpe Noctem Race Hoodie
• Custom Race Medal - separate medals for the day and evening events that will connect to form one giant medal! 
• Live Results
• Free race photos available for download 
• Post Race Food and Beverages
• Points towards the Trivium NC Race Series and Club Cup

Economy Registration

• Custom Carpe Diem/Carpe Noctem Race Hoodie
• Custom Carpe Diem/Carpe Noctem Race Medal
• Live Results
• Free race photos available for download 
• Post Race Food and Beverages
• Points towards the Trivium NC Race Series and Club Cup

Virtual Registration 

• Custom Carpe Diem/Carpe Noctem Race Hoodie
• Custom Race Medal - separate medals for the day and evening events that will connect to form one giant medal! 
• Results are included on the Virtual Race Leaderboard. Results may be submitted online between August 7th and September 6th.
• Medals and hoodies will be mailed approximately 10 days after the in-person race.
• Virtual participants will not be eligible for awards.

 

2026 Race Hoodie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If your team has 10+ members registered two weeks before race day, you’ll enjoy:

• A team tent set up by Trivium, featuring a banner with your club's name/logo
• Your registration packets, ready at the tent (skip packet pickup lines)
  •  In order for your race packet (shirt, bib, etc.) to be pulled and available at your club tent, you must be registered as part of the club by the Monday before the race at 11:59 pm EST.
• Food, drinks, and goodies waiting for your team.

Check the Club/Teams tab and see how many people your team currently has registered!  Questions about Club Benefits? Reach out to Delaney at delaney@triviumracing.com.
 

Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem Club Competition

• All clubs, regardless of size, are part of the club competition.
• Awards go to the winning club
• All finishes count toward the 2026 Trivium Club Cup Competition

How Club Scoring Works at Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem

• All finishers earn 1 point just for completing the race, so the more runners your team brings, the more you score.
• Age group placement earns additional points, with top finishers scoring up to 20 points (1st place) and down to 2 points (for 16th–20th).
• Overall podium winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd) earn double their age group points—for example, an overall 10K winner scores 41 points!
• Volunteers are a huge part of race day too, earning 5 points each for their club.

2026 Trivium Racing Club Competition

• All clubs who compete also earn points toward the Overall, 2026 Trivium Club Competition
• The Overall season winner will be treated to a club party and receive the club cup to proudly display for the next year!
• Points will start at 500 for first place and decrease by 50 points for each placement. (1st = 500, 2nd = 450, 3rd = 400, etc.)
• Clubs placing 11 – 20 will receive 25 points.
• Club placing 21 and up will receive 10 points.
   

Check out the full club cup schedule and how points are earned here:  https://triviumracing.com/cup-challenge/

Club Program

Love racing with your club/team with Trivium Racing?  Check out our Club Program!  Clubs receive a 10% discount code, a free race entry to raffle at run group, and can potentially partner to do more fun stuff!  Complete this form to request to participate.

The Half Marathon course is a two loop course along the beautiful trails of Hagan Stone Park. Runners will start with a road section to help spread out before you hit the trails. Runners will enjoy their run along these well kept trails. 

This is the Half Marathon course map on Strava. You can view the course, elevation, and download a GPX file from this link to use with your running watch.

 

Carpe Diem - Carpe Noctem Half Marathon and 10K offers a referral code program. This is a fun & easy way to get your friends to sign up to race with you, plus you get a little money back on your registration fee!

Referral incentives

Half Marathon

• Daytime & Nighttime Participants: Refer 5 people who sign up to race and you get $20 race registration refund

10K

• Daytime & Nighttime Participants: Refer 5 people who sign up to race and you get $15 race registration refund
   

Double 

• Day & Night Half Marathon Participants: Refer 4 people who sign up to race and you get a $25 race registration refund
• Day & Night 10K Participants: Refer 5 people who sign up to race and you get a $15 race registration refund
• Day Half Marathon & Night 10K Participants: Refer 4 people who sign up to race and you get a $20 race registration refund
• Day 10K & Night Half Marathon Participants: Refer 4 people who sign up to race and you get a $20 race registration refund

How does this work? Share your specific referral code link that you were given when you signed up to race. Once you get the above-mentioned people to register using your code, you will get your registration refund. Start sharing your link today!

You can also locate your personal referral link by clicking this link for instructions.

Race Day Schedule | Saturday, September 12th

Morning (Carpe Diem) Schedule:

• Packet Pickup and Registration – 6:45 AM – 8:15 AM
• Pre-Race Meeting – 8:20 AM
• Morning Half Marathon Start – 8:30 AM 
• Morning 10 Kilometer Start – 8:30 AM
• Morning Cutoff - 9:57 AM
• Morning Course Closes – 11:30 AM
• Morning Awards -TBD

Evening (Carpe Noctem) Schedule:

• Packet Pickup and Registration – 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
• Evening Pre-Race Meeting – 6:20 PM
• Evening Half Marathon Start – 6:30 PM
• Evening 10 Kilometer Start – 6:30 PM
• Evening Cutoff - 7:57 PM
• Evening Course Closes – 9:30 PM
• Evening Awards – TBD

Those wishing to race in the ruck category must provide their own pack/vest and weight. Ruckers and their packs/vests will both be pre-weighed 20 minutes prior to the race at the starting line.

• Ruckers Under 150lbs must have a pack/vest with 20 lbs
• Ruckers Over 150lbs must have a pack/vest with 30 lbs

Additional Rules:

• Ruck weight must be on the athlete at all times.
• No specific pack is required.
• Ruck weight may be a combination of the pack and the weight.
• Ruck weight may not be consumable

If you would like more information about rucking, click here.

To complete your virtual race and receive your finisher medal and shirt, follow these steps:

1. Run your Half Marathon or 10K at a place and time of your choosing.
2. Track your time with a watch or fitness app.
3. Report your time on our results page by clicking "Submit Virtual Results". Results can be submitted anytime between September 1st through September 12th. Don't forget to share your virtual race selfies too! If you have trouble, here's a step-by-step guide!

Once all results are submitted, shirts and finisher medals will be mailed out within 10 days after race day. Please double check that your mailing address is correct on your registration before September 1st! No packets will be available after September 19th.

Virtual participants are not eligible for awards. An extra charge will be applied for international shipping. Contact us if you need a quote for international shipping.

Any changes to virtual on or after race day will be subject a shipping charge.

Event Location:

5920 Hagan-Stone Park Rd, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313
 

Parking:

We will post a description and map soon!

• Awards for top three overall males, females and non-binary in the half marathon and 10K in both the morning and evening event
• Awards for top three males and females in the following age groups in both races– 19 and under; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79, 80+
• Awards to the top 3 overall males, females and non-binary in the Double Half
• Awards to the top 3 males and females in the Double Half  in the following age groups – under 40 and 40+
• Awards to the top overall males, females and non-binary in the Double 10K
• Awards to the top 3 males and females in the Double 10K  in the following age groups – under 40 and 40+
• Virtual participants will not be eligible for awards.
• Awards not picked up on race day will be subject to a $10 shipping fee. Awards will only be mailed 2 weeks from the event date.

This race is chip timed by Trivium Racing.

Single 10K Ruck (Nighttime): Race Hoodie

Virtual 10K (Day or Night, not both): Race Hoodie

Single 10K (Daytime): Race Hoodie

Single 10K (Nighttime): Race Hoodie

Single 10K Ruck (Daytime): Race Hoodie

Single Half Marathon (Daytime): Race Hoodie

Single Half Marathon (Nighttime): Race Hoodie

Virtual Half Marathon (Day or Night, not both): Race Hoodie

Virtual Double (2 Half Marathons, 2 10ks, or 1 of each): Race Hoodie

Double - Daytime Half and Nighttime 10K: Race Hoodie

Double - Daytime 10K and Nighttime Half: Race Hoodie

Double 10K Ruck (Day and Night): Race Hoodie

Double 10K (Day and Night): Race Hoodie

Double Half Marathon (Day and Night): Race Hoodie