Leg 3 was out & over the Emerald Drive bridge onto the OBX. I volunteered for this one, and it was as good as I expected. The views out over the estuary & to the island were beautiful from the bridge. Added bonus, there was a fishing tournament going on, so lots of folks out on the water to wave at.
Shamrock Shuffle 5K March 2026 – Lillington Day trip to Lillington for the Shamrock Shuffle and my first 5K of the season. Great weather, slightly cloudy and 59 degrees at race start. Quiet race through residential neighborhoods. Not a lot of people out nor much traffic that morning. One home did have an unofficial water…
Corkscrew 5K April 2016 – Blowing Rock Weekend in Blowing Rock, a 5K, lots of wine and some amazing pancakes.We stayed ad Chetola Resort and I ran the 5K. Cold morning, but we started with pre-run mimosas & red wine at the start, so things warmed up. For a 5K there were 5 wine stops…
Remembrance Run 10K October 2016 – Camp Lejeune Rememberance Run was on the base, which was an extra level of logistics, but not to bad. Form ahead of time & IDs to get on base.There was one mile, Hero’s Mile, that was tough. The mile was lined with photos and names of those who have…
Nags Head Woods 5k May 2015 – Nags Head Dare county was another run with Jerry. Many of the Usual Suspects were at the OBX for the weekend, on a whim we looked for a 5K in the area that weekend, and found one. While everyone else slept in at the B&B we ran a…
Tar Heel Ten Miler April 2016 – Chapel Hill This one was closer to home, right in Chapel Hill.During training I ran lots of hills because of the Laurel Hill challenge. I was nervous, there was so much talk about how hard it was and what an awful hill it was – it would ruin…
Ocean Isle 5K October 2023 – Ocean Isle Beautiful weekend at the beach. The 5K portion of the race was all mainland, mostly through a residential area. Lots of folks came out to have coffee on their porches and cheer us on. Very comfortable weather and with the early start we got to see the…