8K - Individual Age group/open | Cary, NC, United States

About the Event

Supporting the SPCA of Wake County

Back by popular demand for the 14th year, it won't be long before its time to greet the New Year again with a a fun run with friends and a big mug of hot chocolate!

As always everyone who finishes the race gets a great mug and medal, all the hot chocolate they can drink, and all dog entries go to support the SPCA of Wake County. Mutts & Marshmallows is also the first race of Fit & Able's annual Free-for-All Race Series.

Invite your friends and pick your race!

Fit & Able loves family fitness and whose four-legged furry friend isn't part of the family? Dog owners are welcome to run with their pups in the Doggie Dash 5K and Doggie Dash 8K! For only $10 per pup it will be happy trails for both runners and their dogs. For only $10 per pup it will be happy trails for both runners and their dogs. AND, the full $10 dog fee goes to support the Wake County SPCA!

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH MUTTS & MARSHMALLOWS REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 8K, and Fun Mile race distances
Dog-friendly Doggie Dash 5K and Doggie Dash 8K races too ($10 Doggie Dash fee goes to support the SPCA of Wake County) * Kids 12 & Under may only participate in the regular 5K, 8K, or Fun Mile races. Dogs may only join in the Doggie Dash races.
Ceramic mug and finishers medal for all finishers (guaranteed if signed up by December 27th); shirts are available to purchase separately.
Nearly $3,000 in in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male/Female each race), Age Group (Top 3 Male/Female each age group), Picking Up the Pace, & New Course Record awards
Great rewards and prizes you can earn by referring your friends and family to sign up with you or even recruiting them to race as a "team"! * More details below.
Earn points for Fit & Able's Free-for-All Race Series to win big end-of-year prizes! Check out the current standings: Free-for-All Race Series.

If you are interested in sponsoring Mutts & Marshmallows please email Info@FitandAble.net for more information!

We can't wait to see you at Mutts & Marshmallows!

You can get more information and sign up at: https://www.muttsandmarshmallows.com

Races Offered

8K - Individual Age group/open

Jan 09, 2027

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

165 days remaining

sell

$40.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Cary.

thermostat Temperature

1.5° / 10.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

-3.0° / 7.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 54m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

11.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:22

nightlight Sunset

18:25

About Cary

Learn more about the host city, Cary.

Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital, but has developed some economic gravity of its own. Cary is known throughout the area for having a very high population of non-native residents. The name of the city is jokingly referred to as standing for Containment/Concentration Area for Relocated Yankees.