It will be harder to stay on course for this race than usual.

The League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County is sponsoring a 5K run/walk 1-3 p.m. Nov. 4 along part of the line that divides the 10th U.S. House District from the 11th in West Asheville called the Gerrymander 5K. The event is intended to bring attention to gerrymandering, the practice of drawing electoral districts to benefit one political party or the other.

The League advocates having a nonpartisan commission do most of the work of redistricting instead of the N.C. General Assembly to make it harder for politicians to draw oddly shaped districts to give themselves or their party an advantage. The state League has been involved in several lawsuits challenging lines legislators have drawn.

The district line that participants in the Gerrymander 5K will follow has more than a few kinks. Roughly speaking, they’ll begin at The Admiral at 400 Haywood Road, go west on Haywood Road, north on Martin Avenue, west on Balm Grove Place, north on Balm Grove Avenue, southwest on Florida Avenue, south on Dorchester Avenue, west on Haywood Road, north on Louisiana Avenue, east on Majestic Avenue, north on Brucemont Circle, west on Brucemont Road and north on Louisana Avenue to the turnaround point near Patton Avenue. The return trip ends at West Asheville Lounge and Kitchen, 401 Haywood Road.

For any poor souls following this on a map, runners and walkers will have the 10th District, represented by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Lincoln, on their right on the outbound leg and the 11th District of Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Buncombe, on their left.

A special guest will be David Daley, author of a book on the impact of gerrymandering called “Ratf-----: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count” and a former editor-in-chief of Salon.

The cost to participants, whether they want to draw attention to gerrymandering or just like making sharp turns on city streets, is $20 for adults and $10 for children. Visit the local League’s website, www.lwvab.org, to register or for more information.