This is about the time we figured out the county thing. Pitt was one of the first races done with the notion of ticking off a county.
Easy day to drive over, run, explore and be home in time for supper
Cute town, and of course the home of Duck Rabbit beer.
Seaboard Festival 5K October 2024 – Hamlet 5K tied to a Seaboard Train festival. Nice run through town before the festival kicked into gear. Good weather and a cute town. After pancakes we made it back into town to checkout the festival & Seaboard Train museum.
Tuna Run 200 – leg #2 October 2015 – Pink Hill Overnight, Leg 2 was near Pink Hill. Back farm country and one scary cemetery. Was really, really happy to see the team van with my mid-leg checkin about then.
Run Wild at the Zoo 5K June 2014 – Asheboro Back in 2014 I had not yet come up with the idea of all 100 counties. I did know I loved the idea of a run through the NC Zoo. The hills there scared me. I was unbelievably nervous about the run. Jerry & Nancy…
Cantaloupe 5K July 2018 – Norlina Chris almost got us tossed before the race even started. The Chick Fillet Mascot was unimpressed with his Steve’s Butchers Shop shirt. Things got a little testy for a few minutes…..A beautiful 5K through the farms and countryside.The 5K is tied to their Cantaloupe Festival so of course after…
Love on the Run 5K February 2020 – Jarvisburg Currituck is one of those counties we have been to numerous times, but never been able to find a race to coincide with our trips. As luck would have, not only did we finally find a 5K but it was held at Sanctuary Vineyards, one of…
Beat the Clock June 2016 – Gastonia A clock race was something new for me. Instead of going a set distance in what ever time it takes to run, we had one hour to run as much as we could. It was a short loop of a couple miles, so I saw Chris a few…