- Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please do not ask.
- A 50% Rollover Credit for next year’s event ONLY is available until 60 days prior to the race. To withdraw from this event and obtain the 50% Rollover Credit, log into your RunSignUp account and withdraw yourself from the event.
- If the event is canceled due to pandemic, hurricane, community disaster, or other force majeure, neither refunds nor credits will be given.
- Although we anticipate using the same route as we have used in all past editions of this event, the final, exact route is subject to approval from various government agencies and may not be fully confirmed until 30 days prior to the event. This event is held subject to special use permits from the Village of Bald Head Island, Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, and the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.
What’s Included
First and foremost, you can expect a World-Class AdventureCORPS Event Experience, an authentic Badwater race, and the experience of a lifetime. Additionally, entry in the race includes:
1) Badwater® Cape Fear T-shirt
2) Badwater® Hat
3) Badwater® Sunglasses
4) Badwater® Tote Backpack
5) Badwater® “Cupless Cup.” We don’t provide single-use, disposable cups on the race course, but we do give you a custom Badwater cup which you can carry and use on the race course and at other races!
6) Aid Stations in three locations, passed a total of six times in the 50km and 10 times in the 51.4-mile. Checkpoints will serve Hammer Gel, Endurolytes by Hammer, Tailwind electrolyte drink, water, bananas, oranges, trail mix, chips, pickles, pickle juice, and more. (See “Route & Support”)
7) Access to personal needs (“drop bags”) at Aid Station 1 at Bald Head Island Conservancy, which will be passed at Mile 3, Mile 4, Mile 12, Mile 32, and Mile 51. (This is also the location for Racer Check-In and the Social Mixer on Friday, as well as Race HQ and the race finish line.)
8) Ambulance on Bald Head Island and EMS / Ranger support on the course
9) Finish Line Food: Really good pizza, soup, and snacks
10) Friday Afternoon Social Mixer at Bald Head Island Conservancy for racers, volunteers, family, and friends: Drinks, Veggies, Cheese, will be served for all runners and family
11) Sunday Morning Breakfast Buffet at Maritime Market. Breakfast is complimentary for all registered 51mi/50km racers and official volunteers, and also available for $18 to all family and friends. Don’t miss it!
12) All race images
13) Race Webcast Page with links to Image Galleries, Results, Twitter, Instagram, and more
14) Awards: For 50-km official finishers only: Badwater Cape Fear medal, as pictured below. For 51.4-mile official finishers only: Badwater Cape Fear Belt Buckle, as pictured above.
Register Now for the March 22, 2025 Cape Fear Badwater!
