Dare county was another run with Jerry. Many of the Usual Suspects were at the OBX for the weekend, on a whim we looked for a 5K in the area that weekend, and found one. While everyone else slept in at the B&B we ran a 5K & drank Yuenglings. It was a beautiful morning & a fun way to start the day.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Cape Fear Vineyard 5K November 2023 – Elizabethtown 5K-ish (I think it may have been a little short) but still an official race, so it counts. We stayed in the cabins on the vineyard and it was lovely – rolled out of bed & over to the start line. Most of the run was on…