Raleigh to the ocean. Two days, with a team of 12 other runners & 2 van drivers
My first leg was near Bentonville through the countryside.
Tar Heel Ten Miler April 2016 – Chapel Hill This one was closer to home, right in Chapel Hill.During training I ran lots of hills because of the Laurel Hill challenge. I was nervous, there was so much talk about how hard it was and what an awful hill it was – it would ruin…
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…
Corkscrew 5K April 2016 – Blowing Rock Weekend in Blowing Rock, a 5K, lots of wine and some amazing pancakes.We stayed ad Chetola Resort and I ran the 5K. Cold morning, but we started with pre-run mimosas & red wine at the start, so things warmed up. For a 5K there were 5 wine stops…
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…
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!
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…