4 – Wake County
Raleigh’s Finest 5K
July 2014 – Raleigh
A couple weeks later was a 5K in downtown Raleigh. This is the day we discovered Big Ed’s. The firetrucks were out and even started the race which was very cool.




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…
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…
Tuna Run 200 – leg #3 October 2015 – Peletier 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…
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…
July 4th 5K July 2018 – Kernersville Another close to home race. Quick drive over and back to knock off a patriotic 5K in Forsyth county.The 5K was the pre-show for the actual parade that day. People were already setting up for the parade so we had a lot of people cheering us on.