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.




Race For the Cure October 2014 – Charlotte We paired up a Panthers game weekend with a 5K. DeAngelo Williams was at the 5K Saturday morning. Super nice guy. And on Sunday the Panthers won the game…. so all in all a good weekend!
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.
Cherokee Harvest 5K October 2018 – Cherokee We jumped on this one when it turned up. Little did we know just how much we would love the area! The race morning was rainy, foggy and cold. Even so it was a fun run, and very flat considering were in the mountains. The post-race food was…
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.
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…
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…