19 – Granville County

Charity Chase Half Marathon June 2016 – Hickory Weekend in Hickory and a half marathon. I think about a dozen charities were recipients of the funds raised because each mile was a different group. Each group went all out with themes, support & cheer squads. At the end of the race runners voted for their…

Strawberry Festival 5K May 2025 – Wallace Two For One!!! This was an out and back that started in Duplin county crossed into Pender and then back. We’ve been looking for years to find a race that touched two counties & finally found one. The race was in conjunction with the Strawberry festival 5K. Race…

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.

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…

Black Bear 8K October 2023 – Henderson It was a sunny but chilly morning for the race. Considering we were in the mountains it was a flat race. By end of the race it was a very comfortable. They had a nice little festival setup but we didn’t hang around very long because we needed…

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…