The Neuse River Relay is an Ekiden along the Neuse River Greenway, starting at Falls Dam, and finishing at Mial Plantation. What’s an Ekiden? A long-distance running multistage relay race. For the Neuse River Relay, there will be 5 legs, totaling a marathon in distance. Ekiden translates to “messenger.”
Details are here: https://sirwalterrunning.com/neuseriverrelay/