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
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
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!
2024 Sponsors
Hair Raisers
- Dr. Charles R. Duke, Dean Emeritus of the Reich College of Education
- Appalachian Police Department
- Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness
- Beaver College of Health Sciences
- Burkitch
- Health Foundation, Inc.
Fang-tastics
- Blue Ridge Energy
- Boone Chocolat
- Coe Realty
- Jack Hamrick
- Knight Engineering
- Mast General Store
- New River Building Supply, Inc
- Rich Summit View Cabin Rental
- Skyline/Skybest
- Ultimate Sound DJ Company
Jack-O-Lanterns
- Robert H. Bridgeman, DDS
- Carroll Leather Goods
- Creative Printing
- Gadabouts
- Graystone Eye
- High Gravity Adventures
- The Beacon/Reid's Cafe
Skeletons
- Appalachian Ski Mountain
- Blowing Rock Art and History Museum
- Blue Ridge Vision
- GE Aviation
- Tweetsie Railroad
- Vera Bradley
Contributors
- Allie Funk
- Amy Roberts
- Appalachian Athletics
- Appalachian Bookstore
- Appalachian Educators Club
- Ashe County Cheese
- Betty's Biscuits
- Candace Lang
- Capone's Pizza
- Casa Rustica
- Come Back Shack
- Dan Murphy
- Deborah Trivette
- Diane Coffey
- Dominios Pizza
- Food Lion
- Grandfather Mountain
- Ingles - Boone
- Joey Childress
- Kaaren Hayes
- Kate Brinko
- Kovu Coffee
- Los Arcoiris
- Lost Province
- Lovill House
- Lowes Food
- Magic Bound Travel
- Marilyn Miller
- Starbucks
- Stick Boy
- The Cardinal
- Town of Boone
- Vickie Murphy
- Wal-Mart
- Watauga County Rescue Squad
Teams
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.