Seaside Shuffle - Wrightsville Beach, NC

Seaside Shuffle is run at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on October 24, 2026, with the 5K starting at 8 a.m. It is a long-established Wilmington road race on a flat, fast course that suits every level, from competitive club runners to people out for the morning. Entry is open to all, and local students and their families are encouraged to take part. Proceeds support the Wilmington Road Runners scholarship program, race shirts are available while supplies last, and coffee and breakfast follow the finish. The Wilmington Roadrunner's Club organizes the event.

Flat and fast is exactly what you want when you are chasing a personal best, so treat this as a target race rather than a training day. Six weeks out, add one weekly interval session at goal pace, keep a steady twenty-five to thirty minute run midweek, and ease off for the final three days.