32 – Moore County
Power For Purple 5K
June 2023 – West End
Nice race through a park and residential area. We really enjoyed the Sandhills region in general both for the 5k and jut playing tourist.






Nice race through a park and residential area. We really enjoyed the Sandhills region in general both for the 5k and jut playing tourist.






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.
Pancake Pursuit 10K May 2019 – New Bern Pancake Pursuit…. like I couldn’t do this race?!?! Not the prettiest, but pancakes! The sun made it much warmer than anticipated and not a lot of water stops along the way made for a tough morning. At one point I think I noticed vultures circling. Needed a…
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…
Cape Fear Vineyard 5K November 2023 – Elizabethtown 5K-ish (I think it may have been a little short) but still an official race, so it counts. We stayed in the cabins on the vineyard and it was lovely – rolled out of bed & over to the start line. Most of the run was on…
Road to Hope 7th Inning Stretch 5KAugust 2022 – Shelby Nice flatish run considering we were well into the hills. Out and back around the high school. Volunteers from the Road to Hope bike crew led the race. Weather cooperated and stayed in the 70s for us. Even so the misting tent at the end…
Flight of the Vampire 5K October 2019 – Brevard Transylvania County was a fun one. We were there for their Halloween weekend. Some serious costumes out for the 5K. I think many people were more intent on winning the costume contest than running. We lucked out, the start line was right in front of the…