Craven Smart Start Holiday Hustle

About the Event

Working with community partners, Craven Smart Start provides Craven County children with quality early learning opportunities and health and family support to give them a foundation for success in kindergarten and beyond. Proceeds raised from the Holiday Hustle will expand Craven Smart Start’s ability to provide more services for children, birth to five, and their families in Craven County. The Holiday Hustle will feature the Tinsel 10K and Jingle Bell Jog 5K, which take runners on a course through downtown New Bern starting and ending in Union Point Park. The event also includes the Santa Family Fun Run with a course around Union Point Park. All races will be available as a virtual option including the virtual 48.6 mile 12 Days of Christmas Challenge, we introduced in 2020.

Registration Fees:

Jingle Bell Jog 5K - $30 until Nov. 28 / $35 Nov 29 until race day
Tinsel 10K - $35 until Nov. 28 / $40 Nov 29 until race day
Santa’s Fun Run - $15 / $20 on race day
Virtual 5k & 10k - $20
Virtual 48.6 mile 12 Days of Christmas Challenge (this race can be any form of exercise-Running, walking, swimming, biking, elliptical, etc.) - $40

$5 per person family discount for in person races (3 or more participants)

DUE TO SUPPLY ISSUES, PLEASE BE AWARE IF YOU REGISTER AFTER NOVEMBER 6TH, YOU WILL NOT GET A RACE SHIRT.

Registration Fee is NONREFUNDABLE.

Packet Pick up will be Friday, December 11th from 4-7 at Craven Smart Start, 211-F Neuse Blvd, New Bern or at Union Point Park beginning at 7am the morning of the race.

Awards:

In-Person Awards for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, male & female, in age categories 8-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-64 and 65+
Medals to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place overall in each race male and female

Giveaway:

All in-person registrants will receive a long sleeve performance t-shirt. Available in YS, YM, YL, AS, AM, AL, AXL, AXXL. Register by Nov. 6th to guarantee t-shirt!
All Children 15 and under participating in the Family Fun Run will receive a medal.
Everyone that completes the Virtual 48.6 mile 12 Days of Christmas Challenge will receive a long sleeve performance T-shirt and medal upon completion.
Participants of the 5k and 10k virtual run will receive a medal upon completion (no shirt).

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10.7 km/h (Light breeze)

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Low

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Firm and slightly soft

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Low (2.0)

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73.6%

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08:08

nightlight Sunset

17:58

About New Bern

Learn more about the host city, New Bern.

New Bern is a city of 31,000 people (2020) in the coastal region of the state of North Carolina. New Bern has three historic districts with homes, stores, and churches dating as far back as the early 18th century.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Craven Smart Start Holiday Hustle.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Axel Zink	M	56	New BernNew, NC	—
🥈	Claudia Rose	F	47	New Bern, NC	—
🥉	David Snyder	M	61	New Bern, NC	—
4	Amy Hodgson	F	29	Jacksonville, NC	—
5	Allison Coward	F	40	New Bern, NC	—
6	Bonnie Gould	F	59	Havelock, NC	—
7	Lisa Kemp	F	55	New Bern, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Glen Halverson	M	58	New Bern, NC	—
🥈	Jon Schmidt	M	79	New Bern, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Axel Zink	M	57	New BernNew, NC	—
🥈	Anna Yerges	F	43	New Bern, NC	—
🥉	Nadia Lowe	F	44	Newport, NC	—
4	Savannah Lowe	F	18	Newport, NC	—
5	Bonnie Gould	F	60	Havelock, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Pat Ipock	F	72	New Bern, NC	—
🥈	Carr Ipock	M	72	Trent Woods, NC	—
🥉	Stephen Schmidt	M	49	New Bern, NC	—
4	Kathy Marcheselli	F	64	Morehead City, NC	—
5	Pam Jarman	F	40	New Bern, NC	—
6	Angela Caprara-Kite	F	59	Vanceboro, NC	—
7	Jean Kenefick	F	66	New Bern, NC	—
8	Jamie Murphy	F	43	New Bern, NC	—
9	Lisa Kemp	F	55	New Bern, NC	—
10	Selena Schmidt	F	54	New Bern, NC	—
11	Allison Coward	F	40	New Bern, NC	—
12	Jennifer Bolz	F	44	Carlisle, PA	—
13	Martin Woloszczuk	M	22	Chapel Hill, NC	—
14	Zac Everhart	M	43	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	—
15	Jennifer Sheldon	F	38	New Bern, NC	—
16	Amber Wright	F	33	New Bern, NC	—
17	Ellie Toombs	F	70	New Bern, NC	—
18	Vera-Jean Clark	F	55	New Bern, NC	—
19	Maureen Woloszczuk	F	53	Chapel Hill, NC	—
20	David Snyder	M	61	New Bern, NC	—
21	Andrew MacLaren	M	50	New Bern, NC	—
22	Maryjo Maclaren	F	47	New Bern, NC	—
23	Christy Montanye	F	46	New Bern, NC	—
24	Jonathan Dew	M	31	New Bern, NC	—
25	Courtney Peters	F	38	NEW BERN, NC	—
26	Elizabeth Dew	F	31	New Bern, NC	—
27	Ginny Carlin	F	67	NEW BERN, NC	—
28	Amber Montanye	F	27	New Bern, NC	—
29	Karen Piner	F	38	New Bern, NC	—
30	Betty Kwasnick	F	71	New Bern, NC	—
31	Charlotte Koltick	F	46	San Diego, CA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Joshua Arthur	M	39	Stacy, NC	—
🥈	Anna Simmons	F	40	Havelock, NC	—
🥉	Christian Wolf	M	46	New Bern, NC	—
4	clifford blackwell	M	45	New Bern, NC	—
5	Emily Locher	F	45	Weston, CT	—
6	Andrea Romkowske	F	40	New Bern, NC	—
7	Warren Cheves	M	72	New Bern, NC	—
8	Crystal Hodges	F	39	Goldsboro, NC	—
9	Paul Cuthrell	M	42	Greenville, NC	—
10	Jerrika Walker	F	37	New Bern, NC	—
11	Courtney Cartwright	F	40	New Bern, NC	—
12	Allison Coward	F	40	New Bern, NC	—
13	Linda McDaniel	F	58	Bridgeton, NC	—
14	Charles Collins	M	47	New Bern, NC	—
15	Riley Collins	F	16	New Bern, NC	—
16	Jon Schmidt	M	78	New Bern, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Zy’mire Harper	M	16	Vandemere, NC	17:55.84
🥈	Dan Henry	M	33	New Bern, NC	19:33.73
🥉	Jonathan Dew	M	32	New Bern, NC	20:11.2
4	Jacob Reeves	M	17	Oriental, NC	21:21.8
5	Rick Burlew	M	46	Richlands, NC	22:23.29
6	steven hubert	M	26	New Bern, NC	23:14.49
7	Ryan Senior	M	34	Raleigh, NC	23:20.41
8	Andreas Weiss	M	42	New Bern, NC	24:16.4
9	Michael Woodward	M	41	Washington, NC	24:26.3
10	Anna Simmons	F	42	Havelock, NC	24:58.62
11	Jeff Quinn	M	42	New Bern, NC	25:16.56
12	Lauren Quinn	F	40	New Bern, NC	25:17.33
13	Elizabeth Dew	F	32	New Bern, NC	25:30.24
14	Susan Williams	F	37	New Bern, NC	25:32.34
15	Lance Cummings	M	45	New Bern, NC	25:47.01
16	Travis Fessler	M	49	Florence, KY	25:48.18
17	Ted Rust	M	67	new bern, NC	25:50.3
18	Vera-Jean Clark	F	56	New Bern, NC	27:05.48
19	Michael Wildauer	M	43	New Bern, NC	27:36.61
20	Andrew McElroy	M	21	Havelock, NC	27:50.5
21	Diane Becton	F	60	Kinston, NC	28:15.7
22	Mark Senior	M	62	Raleigh, NC	28:18.8
23	Caden Anderson	M	18	New Bern, NC	28:53.45
24	Elizabeth Peluso	F	13	New Bern, NC	29:13.91
25	Stephanie Leonard	F	38	Havelock, NC	29:26.03
26	Mitch Galloway	M	43	—	29:38.33
27	Lynn Senior	F	62	Raleigh, NC	29:39.65
28	Brian May	M	48	New Bern, NC	29:46.17
29	Ronald Reeves	M	57	Oriental, NC	30:04.27
30	Liz Henderson	F	53	new bern, NC	30:12.33
31	Stephanie Brooks	F	37	New Bern, NC	30:19.08
32	M. E. Jenson	F	29	New Bern, NC	30:43.6
33	Dana Becton	M	48	Kinston, NC	30:54.5
34	Josh Mineer	M	39	New Bern, NC	31:00.96
35	Christina Cioffi	F	41	New Bern, NC	31:01.02
36	James Jones	M	37	Havelock, NC	31:13.23
37	B. Peluso	M	7	New Bern, NC	31:18.08
38	Geoff Dillon	M	52	New Bern, NC	31:37.65
39	Brandy Mills	F	40	New Bern, NC	31:48.7
40	Jason Roeder	M	47	New Bern, NC	31:56.99
41	Kristen Berton	F	34	New Bern, NC	32:02.84
42	breann Tuttle	F	25	New Bern, NC	32:07.67
43	E. Gibbs	F	9	New Bern, NC	33:00.38
44	Sarah Catherine Gibbs	F	40	New Bern, NC	33:01.33
45	Warren Cheves	M	73	New Bern, NC	33:02.78
46	Jenifer Campbell	F	48	New Bern, NC	33:07.35
47	Morry Smelkinson	M	72	New Bern, NC	33:20.5
48	Lynn Smith	F	52	Jacksonville, NC	33:40.8
49	Susan Fessler	F	48	Florence, KY	35:17.81
50	Chris Peluso	M	41	New Bern, NC	35:45.34

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Lucas Ouano	M	13	New Bern, NC	20:22
🥇	Stacy Bentler	F	32	Greenville, NC	44:12
🥈	Jon Paul Philpot	M	13	Winterville, NC	20:55
🥈	Nicholas Pufpaf	M	21	Sneads Ferry, NC	45:47
🥉	Molly Albecker	F	30	Greenville, NC	21:21
🥉	Ted Rust	M	61	—	48:00
4	M. Wheelis	M	11	New Bern, NC	21:31
4	Anna Simmons	F	36	Havelock, NC	48:52
5	Douglas Richardson	M	28	New Bern, NC	21:31
5	Heather Wilman	F	40	New Bern, NC	51:21
6	Mark Henson	M	53	Havelock, NC	22:57
6	Stephen Schmidt	M	44	New Bern, NC	51:23
7	Michael McCoy	M	42	Greenville, NC	23:19
7	Michelle Pohle	F	27	Jacksonville, NC	51:26
8	Tommie Mercer	M	15	Kinston, NC	23:58
8	Andrew Kiluk	M	49	Morehead City, NC	51:31
9	Erin Finley	F	31	New Bern, NC	25:02
9	Ted Bales	M	64	—	51:40
10	James Payne	M	20	—	25:13
10	Amanda Richardson	F	28	New Bern, NC	51:45
11	Danielle Ouano	F	44	New Bern, NC	25:37
11	Carl Toler	M	48	New Bern, NC	52:07
12	Samantha Parrish	F	24	Greenville, NC	25:47
12	Jennifer Toler	F	46	New Bern, NC	54:34
13	Caleb Tripp	M	14	New Bern, NC	26:02
13	Drew Bachmann	M	15	Beaufort, SC	56:20
14	Richard Blair	M	51	New Bern, NC	26:23
14	Mary Paul	F	14	New Bern, NC	56:49
15	Eric Wheelis	M	48	New Bern, NC	26:37
15	Sharon Busch	F	58	New Bern, NC	57:17
16	B. Bachmann	M	12	Beaufort, SC	26:41
16	Calvin Floyd	M	57	New Bern, NC	59:13
17	Chelsea Cauley	F	21	Ernul, NC	26:48
17	Warren Cheves	M	67	New Bern, NC	59:17
18	Caroline Venters	F	28	—	26:51
18	Ken Wilman	M	41	New Bern, NC	59:43
19	Robert Montedonico	M	20	New Bern, NC	27:02
19	Katie Tyson	F	30	Greenville, NC	59:46
20	Emily Jolly	F	40	Pikeville, NC	1:00:12
20	Leanne Jones	F	34	—	27:04
21	Emily Gowdy Canady	F	41	Trent Woods, NC	1:01:00
21	Kellyn Alabaster	F	31	New Bern, NC	27:25
22	Erica Jimenez	F	31	New Bern, NC	1:04:08
22	Seamus Alabaster	M	29	New Bern, NC	27:25
23	Linda Sampson	F	42	Pikeville, NC	1:04:39
23	RONALD BROWN	M	53	Kinston, NC	27:35
24	Stephanie Sullivan	F	47	Winterville, NC	1:08:41
24	Marie Tingle	F	52	New Bern, NC	27:52
25	Ashlee Heeg	F	29	New Bern, NC	1:10:14
25	Carrie Hutchinson	F	14	Greenville, NC	27:59
26	Alexandria Johnson	F	31	New Bern, NC	1:18:35
26	Kenneth Mercer	M	46	Kinston, NC	28:20
27	Ella Rich	F	56	—	1:18:59
27	George Russell	M	56	Havelock, NC	28:21
28	Mason Blair	M	15	New Bern, NC	28:33
29	Jay King	M	21	New Bern, NC	28:34
30	Ashley Flowers	F	13	New Bern, NC	28:39
31	Jo Werba	F	27	Greenville, NC	28:41
32	Kevin Brice	M	42	New Bern, NC	28:55
33	Kendal Brice	F	15	New Bern, NC	28:55
34	Madelon Wygand	F	22	New Bern, NC	28:59
35	Brian Small	M	48	Dover, NC	29:04
36	Ty Bachmann	M	42	Beaufort, SC	29:10
37	C. Knight	M	11	New Bern, NC	29:18
38	Stefanie Miller	F	32	New Bern, NC	29:19
39	Chris Peluso	M	35	New Bern, NC	29:20
40	Johnny Tripp	M	35	New Bern, NC	29:22
41	Natasha Burch	F	35	Vanceboro, NC	29:26
42	Stephanie Heathman	F	43	Gardner, KS	29:32
43	Brian Taylor	M	51	New Bern, NC	29:48
44	Gary Woolard	M	58	Elizabeth City, NC	30:06
45	Zelia Dunnnebacke	F	50	—	30:13
46	Christiana Ricci	F	15	New Bern, NC	31:01
47	Sydney Blair	F	17	New Bern, NC	31:02
48	T. Brayden	M	9	New Bern, NC	31:17
49	Jordan Kahrs	M	25	Havelock, NC	31:21
50	Missy Kahrs	F	26	Havelock, NC	31:22

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Paliotti	M	19	New Bern, NC	36:38.27
🥈	Aaron Caroon	M	27	Vandemere, NC	39:12.5
🥉	Luke Jordan	M	22	Florence, SC	39:14.12
4	Neil Landow	M	16	Bayboro, NC	41:40.41
5	Victor Gonzalez	M	45	Kinston, NC	42:18.23
6	Andy White	M	33	Kinston, NC	43:21.49
7	Rob Gaus	M	55	Emerald Isle, NC	44:15.62
8	Amanda White	F	30	Kinston, NC	44:21.9
9	Paul Delamar	M	45	Oriental, NC	44:44.82
10	Kaylee Smith	F	17	New Bern, NC	45:02.87
11	Jackson Sheaffer	M	16	New Bern, NC	45:06.11
12	Jessie Britt	F	47	Kinston, NC	45:38.36
13	Andrew Maclaren	M	51	New Bern, NC	46:12.4
14	Terra Johnson	F	28	New Bern, NC	47:55.35
15	RICKY STOUT	M	33	Swansboro, NC	48:26.99
16	David Snyder	M	62	New Bern, NC	48:52.3
17	Tiffany Woodward	F	42	Washington, NC	49:32.52
18	Melissa Lunsmann	F	37	New Bern, NC	51:28.08
19	Claire Kopp	F	30	New Bern, NC	51:30.17
20	Jennifer Lee	F	33	New Bern, NC	52:16.05
21	Stephen Schmidt	M	50	New Bern, NC	52:37.86
22	Jennifer Cole	F	51	Kinston, NC	53:40.86
23	Eyobe Mills	M	25	Morehead City, NC	53:53.28
24	Colby Coco	M	22	Morehead City, NC	54:02.5
25	Shelby Mehring	F	14	New Bern, NC	54:11.46
26	Hector Vicente	M	45	Jacksonville, NC	56:15.02
27	Christine Giampa	F	55	Hubert, NC	58:27.4
28	Melissa Walker	F	49	New Bern, NC	1:00:07.83
29	Mitchie Galasan Faustino	F	50	New Bern, NC	1:00:10.53
30	Jennifer Hinton-Marion	F	40	Princeton, NC	1:00:22.1
31	Kendal Hartley	F	16	Arapahoe, NC	1:03:37.1
32	Jennifer Wiggs	F	39	Trent Woods, NC	1:07:01.12
33	Christiane Russell	F	44	New Bern, NC	1:07:31.21
34	Anthony J Fuchs	M	41	Havelock, NC	1:08:56.02
35	Rachel Greenberg	F	22	Morehead City, NC	1:10:17.42
36	Tiffany Farmer	F	27	New Bern, NC	1:10:29.99
37	Pam Jarman	F	41	New Bern, NC	1:10:31.1
38	Janie Martin	F	58	New Bern, NC	1:12:44.9
39	Jamie Murphy	F	44	New Bern, NC	1:14:53.6
40	Jennifer Gifford	F	51	Greenville, NC	1:15:10.26
41	Rymil Exum	M	38	New Bern, NC	1:18:09.76
42	Kofi Exum	M	13	New Bern, NC	1:18:14.42
43	Virginia Knight	F	67	New Bern, NC	1:18:58.34

About the Event

Races Offered

12 Days of Christmas 48.6 Mile Challenge

Virtual 10K

Virtual 5K

Tinsel Run 10K

Jingle Bell Jog 5K

Santa's Fun Run

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About the Event

Races Offered

12 Days of Christmas 48.6 Mile Challenge

Virtual 10K

Virtual 5K

Tinsel Run 10K

Jingle Bell Jog 5K

Santa's Fun Run

Weather History

About New Bern

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

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