Jon and Brooke met us for the weekend and we all walked the 5K together. Started at Shelton Vineyards out into the countryside & back. Gray day, but the rain held off for us.
Enjoyed some of Shelton’s wines and tried a couple other vineyards in the area.
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…
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…
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…
Ambulance Chase March 2018 – Oxford The ambulance started the race and stayed in front of the lead runner for the whole race.Turned out to be a beautiful 70 degree day in March.
Run for the Greenway 5KJuly 2021 – Salisbury This was a fun little greenway run. Nice to be back in person after not racing for 8 months. A nice loop out & back on the greenway. The volunteers were great, other runners were super encouraging, and everyone was happy to be there. Finish was around…
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…