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.




80s Flashback 5KAugust 2025 – Franklin Beautiful area out in the mountains. The course went along the Tennessee River Greenway so was flat. Cloudy morning but the rain held off for us and it was a pretty run along the river.The whole weekend was just delightful. Franklin is a beautiful area with some great hikes…
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…
Run the Valley Half Marathon October 2020 – Baden Stanly County was a tough run, but the views from the top of Morrow Mountain were worth the climb. We lucked out with a beautiful clear morning so we could see for miles from the lookouts.I am not fast, so was at the back of the…
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…
Beat the Clock June 2016 – Gastonia A clock race was something new for me. Instead of going a set distance in what ever time it takes to run, we had one hour to run as much as we could. It was a short loop of a couple miles, so I saw Chris a few…
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…