Spooky Duke Race

The “Spooky Duke” is a certified 5K and 10K race with a free Costume March and Contest where children, adults and pets can all show off their unique costumes and share in the fun. All proceeds benefit Parent to Parent FSN-High County.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Register Now!

Time and Price: 

10k: 9:30 am
Pre-register: $30.00
Day of registration: $35.00

5k: 9:30 am
Pre-register: $25.00
Day of registration: $30.00

Register by November 1st to be guaranteed a shirt!

FREE Costume March: 10:30 am

Where: 
Peacock Parking Lot 
Appalachian State University
416 Howard St.
Boone, NC 28608

Check out the Race Route!

A virtual option is also available!

Awards:
Top finishers for each category for in person 10k & 5k!
Participants are encouraged to dress up for costume prizes!

FREE Kids activities from 8:30 am to 10:30 am 

Register Day Of! 

Instructions for Teams

Team Discount - 15 for $15!

App State Student Clubs/Organizations/Teams - support families with special needs!

Create a team of 15 runners or walkers and receive $10 off your registration!

Register by November 16, 2024, and your team name will be on the race shirt!

Instructions

  • Click the Groups/Teams page.
  • The first person on the team to register or the team captain for each team will need to Register & Create Group/Team and follow the prompts to name the Group/Team and create a password to distribute to the other team members.
  • Subsequent team members will need to enter the team name and/or password to join the team and receive  the team rate. 

Each member will register individually. Please note that all team registrants will be charged full price until the 15th person in the group registers, at which point everyone on the team will be issued a refund for the difference between the group/team rate and the single registration fee. 

T-Shirt Pickup and Mailing

We will send out an email with dates, times, and locations for T-shirt pick up. If you chose to have your shirt mailed, there will be an additional $5.00 fee added to your registration.

Looking to Volunteer?

Would you like to help make this a fantastic event? Sign-up to volunteer! Opportunities both leading up to the event and the day of the event. 

Race Results

Sort by year (2015-present) for the Race Results

Check out photos from 2023!

Check out photos from 2022!

Check out photos from 2021!

Spooky Duke History

"I am proud to be associated with the Parent to Parent program; its good work and resources have made a profound and positive difference in the lives of many families." ~ Dr. Charles R. Duke

2022 Amount Raised: $26,433. Thank you to our participants for making this possible! 

For the past several years, Parent to Parent FSN-High County has held a fundraising and awareness-raising event with running as the theme. The first 5K in 2011 was the brainchild of Jennifer McClure, an amazing Appalachian Social Work intern with our program, who chose to create a 5K for us as her final project. Her dream was that event would continue and grow….and it has!

Dr. Charles R. Duke, former Dean of the Reich College of Education, became our sponsor. To honor him and to celebrate our Halloween theme the name “Spooky Duke” was born. The “Spooky Duke” is now a certified 5K and 10K race with a free Costume March and Contest where children, adults and pets can all show off their unique costumes and share in the fun.

All proceeds to this race enable Parent to Parent FSN-HC to continue to support local families who have children with special needs.