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 died while in service. It was a quiet, somber mile as we ran past so many memorials.
Town of Farmville 5K May 2016 – Farmville 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 supperCute town, and of course the home of…
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…
Sip It Forward 4-Miler March 2023 – Mooresville Gray and in the 60s, but the rain cooperated. It poured before race time & more rain after, but held off for the most part during the actual run. Course was out and back with a little extra to get to the full four miles. Each runner…
Azalea Festival 5K April 2014, Wilmington This is where it all began……For some unknown reason back in my mid-40’s I figured I had better run a 5K before I hit 45 years old. After crossing that finish line, I’ve kept on going.Nervous, excited, ecstatic all explain how I felt that morning. I remember part of…
Cat’s Cradle 10K June 2018 – Morganton 53 days after my surgery I finished this 10K. It was slow and it sometimes hurt, but I got it done. Having been on rest for several weeks, I realized how much I really enjoyed running. Felt good to get this under my belt and know that I…