Amberly Sugar Rush

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Course Records - Amberly Club House
Set a NEW course record & win a $10 gift code!
3 Mile - Male: H. Noel - 16:36 (2020) 5 Mile - Male: S. Montclair - 24:48 (2020)
3 Mile - Female: G. Helfrich - 20:03 (2023) 5 Mile - Female: L.A. Taylor - 38:16 (2020)

RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

Help us get to 500 participants (in-person or virtual 3 Mile and 5 Mile) and we will give ONE MALE and ONE FEMALE participant a FREE YEAR of Fit & Able-owned races! That's a FREE entry of your choice to each Fit & Able race - a nearly $1,000 VALUE!
* Must be registered in the in-person or virtual 3 Mile or 5 Mile to be eligible to win. Random drawing after the in-person race.

Every year Amberly hosts a race through our beautiful neighborhood to raise money to support a local nonprofit organization that serves our community selected by the Amberly Community Service Club. This year they chose Special Olympics North Carolina! PLUS because we're racing on Halloween we're giving away some great prizes for Best Costume and Best Family Costume!

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Support Special Olympics North Carolina today and give the power of sport to an athlete.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded Special Olympics with a vision that individuals with intellectual disabilities were far more capable in sports and physical activity than many experts believed possible. Athletes in North Carolina are never charged to participate due to the generous support from individuals, businesses, foundations, and civic groups helps fund the training facilities, equipment, transportation, and coaches key to every athlete’s experiences.

Their Mission: To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

All races will have a mass start at 9:00 AM for the Fun Mile and 9:15 for the 3 Mile / 5 Mile and the course closes for all races at 10:45 AM (In-person Race Day Schedule). Please consider your race pace when deciding which event to run. * For any participants who feel they may need some extra time, please contact us at info@fitandable.net.

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH SUGAR RUSH REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 3 Mile, 5 Mile, and Fun Mile race options
Sugar Rush shirt and finishers gift included for all 3 Mile and 5 Mile participants / finishers gift included for all Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by October 18th). Shirts available for purchase separately.
Over $4,000 in potential in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male / Female), Age Group (Top 3 Male / Female), Picking Up the Pace, and 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 the Sugar Rush please email Info@FitandAble.net for more information!

We can't wait to see you at the Sugar Rush!

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10.4 km/h (Light breeze)

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Moderate

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Firm and slightly soft

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Moderate (4.0)

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70.9%

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07:22

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18:38

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.

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Support Special Olympics North Carolina today and give the power of sport to an athlete.

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH SUGAR RUSH REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 3 Mile, 5 Mile, and Fun Mile race options

Sugar Rush shirt and finishers gift included for all 3 Mile and 5 Mile participants / finishers gift included for all Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by October 18th). Shirts available for purchase separately.

Over $4,000 in potential in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male / Female), Age Group (Top 3 Male / Female), Picking Up the Pace, and 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

We can't wait to see you at the Sugar Rush!

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