Registration Now Open For Inaugural Gull Run | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Registration is now open for the inaugural Gull Run scheduled for Sunday, April 19, in Bath as part of the annual spring festival at Beaufort County Community College, Gullfest.

    Gull Run is a family-friendly, five-kilometer race through Historic Bath that will take participants along a flat course along the waterfront near Bonner's Point beginning at 2 p.m. at a start line near Bath Elementary School. It is also scheduled to end at the school.

    The race is sponsored by the Hildred T. Moore Aquatic and Fitness Center and Gulls on the Run, the BCCC running club. It is co-sponsored by Sheetz of Washington which donated post-race refreshments.

    The entry fee for the race is $25 in advance and $30 the day of the race. Registration is available via the Internet at www.runtheeast.com by clicking on "Calendar" and scrolling down to April 19.

    T-Shirts bearing the race logo will be available to those who register by Wednesday, April 8.

    Awards will be presented to the top three men and women overall and the top three men and women in seven age categories.

    Unique medals for the top finishers are being designed and hand-made by BCCC students and faculty in the college's Mechanical Engineering Technology Program.

    Gullfest will be held on the BCCC campus and in Bath Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19. It will feature live bands, a car show, Miss Gullfest Pageant and an appearance by the actor who played Cletus on a popular television show.

    For more information about the race, contact Michele Mayo, event chairman at 252-940-6233.

    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.