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Fortnight Before Christmas

Cary, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 12 Dec, 2026

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Course Records - Northwest Cary YMCA
Set a NEW course record & win a $10 gift code!
5K - Male: n/a 5K - Female: n/a
7K - Female: n/a 7K - Female: n/a

RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

Help us get to 500 participants (in-person or virtual 5K and 7K) 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 5K or 7K to be eligible to win. Random drawing after the in-person race.

Fit & Able is proud to bring back the Fortnight Before Christmas.

All donations will be used to purchase hats, gloves, and coats for the Northwest Cary YMCA to distribute where needed. We will also be collecting donations of new or gently-used hats, gloves, and coats on race day as well.

IN-PERSON RACE INFORMATION
VIRTUAL RACE INFORMATION
COURSE MAPS
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
SPECTATOR INFORMATION

All races will have a staggered start beginning at 8:00 AM (in order of distance) and the course closes for all races at 9:30 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 FORTNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 7K, and Fun Mile race options
Fortnight Before Christmas shirt and Santa hat included for all 5K and 7K participants; Santa hat for the Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by November 29th). 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 Fortnight Before Christmas please email Info@FitandAble.net for more information!

We can't wait to see you at the Fortnight Before Christmas!

3.2 mm

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11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

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Firm and slightly soft

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Low (2.0)

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70.2%

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08:17

nightlight Sunset

18:03

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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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Fortnight Before Christmas.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Joel Rivers	M	56	Cary, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Eric Hall	M	45	Cary, NC	—
🥈	L.A. Taylor	F	43	Raleigh, NC	—
🥉	Christer Berg	M	57	Raleigh, NC	—
4	Patricia Kenel	F	60	Cary, NC	—
5	Stephen Sanger	M	51	Apex, NC	—
6	John Mangel	M	62	Morrisville, NC	—
7	MATTHEW O'BRIEN	M	45	CARY, NC	—
8	Joel Rivers	M	56	Cary, NC	—
9	Joseph Myers	M	47	Fayetteville, NC	—
10	Tara Conti	F	41	Apex, NC	—
11	Krista Holstein	F	39	Cary, NC	—
12	Esther Dill	F	69	Cary, NC	—
13	Suzanne Donders	F	37	Apex, NC	—
14	Amy Youngquist	F	50	Cary, NC	—
15	Kristen Wynns	F	45	Cary, NC	—
16	Anonymous Anonymous	F	47	—	—
17	Jessica Pearce	F	35	Cary, NC	—
18	Glenn Gelfand	M	60	Cary, NC	—
19	Phil Haste	M	56	Roseboro, NC	—
20	Mark Dill	M	66	Cary, NC	—
21	Julia Stoy	F	38	Raleigh, NC	—
22	Melanie Lewis	F	44	Matthews, NC	—
23	Anonymous Anonymous	F	35	—	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Margaret Stack	F	53	Apex, NC	—
🥈	Carol Rives	F	68	Durham, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sterling Franklin	M	36	Cary, NC	10:44.4
🥈	Brad Hodge	M	48	Wade, NC	12:00.4
🥉	Claudia Mello	F	62	Holly Springs, NC	14:26.1
4	Kerry Hodge	F	47	Wade, NC	15:09.1
5	Anais Godding	F	13	Cary, NC	19:41.1
6	Rachel Klett	F	13	Cary, NC	19:41.4
7	Kristen Klett	F	41	Cary, NC	19:45.9
8	Doreen Sexton	F	61	Youngsville, NC	19:58.4
9	Frank Descisciolo	M	74	Louisburg, NC	21:34.1
10	C. Klett	M	8	Cary, NC	21:54.7
11	Michael Klett	M	42	Cary, NC	21:55.9

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Janet Moore	F	55	Roanoke Rapids, NC	10:47
🥈	Amanda White	F	21	Apex, NC	11:37.8
🥉	Kelly Jackson	F	34	Herndon, VA	13:44
4	Paul Worden	M	58	Holly Springs, NC	15:11
5	Debbie Worden	F	56	Holly Springs, NC	15:12.3
6	Suzanne White	F	52	Apex, NC	15:13.2
7	Connor Boyce	M	13	Cary, NC	24:56.4

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Donald White	M	55	Apex, NC	11:28.4
🥈	Kathleen Fahey	F	42	Cary, NC	17:14.7
🥉	Derek Rose	M	44	Morrisville, NC	20:21.6

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Olivia Chiancone	F	16	Cary, NC	13:39.2
🥈	Amy Pfeiffer	F	52	Raleigh, NC	17:18.1
🥉	D. Lawler	M	12	Cary, NC	19:05
4	Cathie Lawler	F	42	Cary, NC	19:06
5	Sarah Phillips	F	26	Raleigh, NC	19:10.7
6	F. Blanck	F	9	Apex, NC	22:53.5

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Max Geckler	M	15	Wake Forest, NC	14:22.1
🥈	Gary Franks	M	49	Raleigh, NC	14:49.7
🥉	Matthew Marum	M	35	Raleigh, NC	15:52.4
4	Ben Albers	M	26	Cary, NC	16:51.4
5	N. Morizio	M	10	Cary, NC	17:54
6	B. Dillmore	M	12	Raleigh, NC	17:56.3
7	Susan Heuser	F	38	Cary, NC	18:12.5
8	Thomas Chiancone	M	44	Cary, NC	19:36.8
9	Elaine Cleveland	F	34	Spring Lake, NC	19:55.8
10	Jason Crafts	M	46	Raleigh, NC	20:09.2
11	Briana Austin	F	31	Cary, NC	20:44.4
12	John Mangel	M	60	Morrisville, NC	20:52.4
13	Jim Tiller	M	45	Raleigh, NC	21:47.3
14	David Robinson	M	53	Raleigh, NC	22:23.2
15	Rachel Vidrine	F	39	Cary, NC	22:33.5
16	Andrew Davis	M	13	Raleigh, NC	23:12.8
17	Ashleigh Forbes	F	14	Cary, NC	23:24.9
18	Jodie Forbes	F	42	Cary, NC	23:25.8
19	Sharon Tiller	F	46	Raleigh, NC	23:37
20	Ron Starnes	M	44	Lenoir, NC	23:46.6
21	Hannah Armsby	F	29	Raleigh, NC	24:44.2
22	N. Visser	F	8	Cary, NC	25:25.1
23	M. Visser	F	10	Cary, NC	25:26.3
24	Elizabeth Hooks	F	44	Chapel Hill, NC	25:30.3
25	Tiffany Bergin	F	34	Apex, NC	25:43.1
26	Melinda Pfeiffer	F	52	Raleigh, NC	25:44.3
27	John Wall	M	27	Morrisville, NC	26:09
28	Tiffany Dillmore	M	43	Raleigh, NC	26:43.5
29	Heather Anderson	F	38	Durham, NC	29:00
30	Kori Klustaitis	F	37	Cary, NC	29:10.4
31	Brittany Nixon	F	31	Cary, NC	29:12.6
32	Jordan Kilty	F	28	Morrisville, NC	29:42.2
33	Nora Leet	F	46	Apex, NC	29:51.1
34	Janet Patterson	F	76	Cary, NC	35:19.1
35	B. Davis	M	12	Raleigh, NC	37:57.2
36	Kelly Clifton	F	47	Raleigh, NC	38:06.9

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Eric Hall	M	44	Cary, NC	16:53.7
🥈	Steve Gibbs	M	47	Bentonvill, AR	17:03.7
🥉	Paul Bishop	M	56	Graham, NC	17:16.3
4	Scott Anspach	M	55	Durham, NC	17:42.5
5	Matthew Holtry	M	41	Chapel Hill, NC	18:02
6	Andrew Howe	M	50	Cary, NC	18:26.6
7	Christer Berg	M	56	Raleigh, NC	18:31.8
8	Susan Heuser	F	39	Cary, NC	18:54.8
9	Christopher Angell	M	50	Cary, NC	19:18.7
10	Kristen Wynns	F	44	Cary, NC	19:20.5
11	Alex Cook	M	33	Cary, NC	19:25.9
12	Ron Starnes	M	45	Lenoir, NC	19:29.1
13	Dean Parker	M	52	Apex, NC	19:30.9
14	John DeCicco	M	46	Raleigh, NC	19:31.4
15	Dave Bird	M	50	Wendell, NC	19:35.9
16	Thomas Chiancone	M	45	Cary, NC	20:09.5
17	Marie JOnes	F	41	Apex, NC	20:16.2
18	Jennifer Realmuto	F	27	Raleigh, NC	20:20.1
19	John Mangel	M	61	Morrisville, NC	20:28.3
20	Robert Dillon	M	45	Sanford, NC	21:07.9
21	Michael Bennett	M	29	Raleigh, NC	21:15.2
22	Desiree Adkins	F	49	Raleigh, NC	22:04.6
23	Paul Novak	M	51	Apex, NC	22:29.2
24	Joel Rivers	M	55	Cary, NC	22:32.1
25	Patricia Kenel	F	59	Cary, NC	22:51.8
26	Saw Loo	F	48	Cary, NC	23:15.7
27	Johnny Branch	M	45	Cary, NC	24:16.9
28	Charlee Stanley	F	43	Fuquay Varina, NC	24:20.4
29	Janet Kehoe	F	52	Raleigh, NC	24:50.9
30	Carolyn Martonffy	F	43	Durham, NC	26:23.3
31	Terry Page	M	50	Cary, NC	26:42.4
32	Robin Anderson	F	61	Cary, NC	26:50
33	Jennifer Meyer	F	44	Raleigh, NC	27:10.4
34	Nazaly Miller	F	56	Raleigh, NC	27:44.2
35	Glenn Gelfand	M	59	Cary, NC	27:50.9
36	Heather Anderson	F	39	Durham, NC	28:18.9
37	Tammy Baysinger	F	45	Cary, NC	28:20.4
38	Steven Poteat	M	48	Apex, NC	28:31
39	Cinthia Dillon	F	40	Sanford, NC	29:00.7
40	R. Causley	M	7	Chapel Hill, NC	33:15.8
41	Julie Kruse-John	F	38	Wake Forest, NC	33:22.7
42	Allie Harrold	F	29	Zebulon, NC	33:23
43	Amy Stuckey	F	35	Chapel Hill, NC	33:23.4
44	Paige Roseman	F	32	Louisburg, NC	33:23.4
45	Steffi Briley	F	35	Durham, NC	33:24
46	Charlotte Ramirez	F	32	Raleigh, NC	33:24.1
47	Bethany Rose	F	30	Morrisville, NC	33:24.4
48	Megha Patel	F	39	Cary, NC	34:03.8
49	Janet Patterson	F	77	Cary, NC	35:17.7
50	Brock Taylor	M	21	Cary, NC	35:33.6

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Scott Anspach	M	54	Durham, NC	18:07.5
🥈	L. DiSavino	M	11	Clayton, NC	19:23.6
🥉	Jillene Brooks	F	36	Fuquay Varina, NC	19:35.5
4	Patricia Kenel	F	58	Cary, NC	20:15.6
5	Matt Barkovitz	M	51	Cary, NC	20:36.8
6	Jen Faison	F	29	Raleigh, NC	21:05.8
7	Richard Moore	M	63	Lancaster, SC	21:24.1
8	Amy Youngquist	F	48	Cary, NC	22:12.5
9	Mike Daniska	M	40	Raleigh, NC	22:52.1
10	Eric Segura	M	47	Raleigh, NC	22:54.7
11	S.Ryan Williams	M	43	Cary, NC	23:05.1
12	Gina Segura	F	50	Raleigh, NC	23:55.6
13	R. Causley	M	6	Chapel Hill, NC	25:29.5
14	Olivia Bennett	F	56	Raleigh, NC	25:56.7
15	Samantha MacKenzie	F	33	Cary, NC	26:05.5
16	Laura Barkovitz	F	54	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	26:11.3
17	Cara Tillis	F	33	Raleigh, NC	27:12.3
18	Phil Haste	M	54	Roseboro, NC	27:14.8
19	Robin Anderson	F	60	Cary, NC	27:47.2
20	Jolene Dombek	F	43	Cary, NC	28:07.1
21	Raymond Pantaleo	M	39	Wendell, NC	28:07.7
22	Jessica Pantaleo	F	38	Wendell, NC	28:08.7
23	Johnsie Moore	F	59	LANCASTER, SC	28:56
24	Heather Hobden	F	43	Cary, NC	33:48.7
25	Erin Meyers	F	34	New Hill, NC	33:49
26	Tonya Wicker	F	50	Sanford, NC	35:41.9
27	Mika DiSavino	F	45	Clayton, NC	38:06.3
28	Teri Davis	F	47	Raleigh, NC	38:06.6

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Leonid Nevar	M	31	Raleigh, NC	5:08.6
🥈	Mark Peterson	M	56	Cary, NC	5:52.5
🥉	John Mangel	M	60	Morrisville, NC	6:12.1
4	Johnna Allen	F	44	Raleigh, NC	8:19.4

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	O. Mayer	M	11	Fuquay Varina, NC	5:54.3
🥈	Katy Mayer	F	38	Fuquay Varina, NC	6:05.7
🥉	John Mangel	M	61	Morrisville, NC	6:14.7
4	Phil Haste	M	55	Roseboro, NC	8:26.9
5	Johnna Allen	F	45	Raleigh, NC	9:11.1
6	Margaret Stack	F	52	Apex, NC	10:21
7	Jodi Bradley	F	61	Murryasville, PA	11:33
8	Brandon Hamilton	M	28	Sanford, NC	11:45.5
9	Mark Dill	M	65	Cary, NC	12:54.1
10	Esther Dill	F	68	Cary, NC	12:57
11	Jonathan Rossie	M	55	Raleigh, NC	13:58.4
12	Sally Descisciolo	F	71	Louisburg, NC	14:28.9
13	S. Meyer	F	7	Raleigh, NC	14:55.3
14	Andrew Meyer	M	48	Raleigh, NC	14:55.7
15	Suzanne White	F	53	Apex, NC	16:38.6
16	Debbie Worden	F	57	Holly Springs, NC	16:41
17	Paul Worden	M	59	Holly Springs, NC	16:49.9
18	Don White	M	56	Apex, NC	16:52.5

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RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

IN-PERSON RACE INFORMATION
VIRTUAL RACE INFORMATION
COURSE MAPS
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
SPECTATOR INFORMATION

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH FORTNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 7K, and Fun Mile race options

Fortnight Before Christmas shirt and Santa hat included for all 5K and 7K participants; Santa hat for the Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by November 29th). 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 Fortnight Before Christmas!

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7K

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Virtual 5K

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RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

IN-PERSON RACE INFORMATIONVIRTUAL RACE INFORMATIONCOURSE MAPSEXHIBITOR INFORMATIONSPECTATOR INFORMATION

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH FORTNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 7K, and Fun Mile race options

Fortnight Before Christmas shirt and Santa hat included for all 5K and 7K participants; Santa hat for the Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by November 29th). 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 Fortnight Before Christmas!

Races Offered

5K

7K

Exhibitor

Fun Mile

Kids in Strollers

Virtual 5K

Virtual 7K

Virtual Fun Mile

Weather History

About Cary

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

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