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Gobble Waddle 5K/10K

Smithfield, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 21 Nov, 2026

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sell $35.00 – $45.00

About the Event

Join Us for the 18th Annual Gobble Waddle 5K/10K Run/Walk, presented by HealthQuest Fitness and Wellness Center!

Get ready to lace up for a festive, family-friendly celebration of fitness and giving! The Gobble Waddle features a timed run and a fun walk designed for all ages and activity levels. Whether you're racing for a personal best or strolling with loved ones, strollers and leashed dogs are absolutely welcome!

Dog Guidelines: All canine participants must be friendly and kept on a fixed leash at all times. Please help keep the course clean by picking up after your pets.

Give Back This Thanksgiving: In the spirit of the season, we encourage all participants to bring at least five canned food items to donate. Contributions can be dropped off at the event or at HealthQuest in advance. Donations will support local food bank agencies and the SECU Hospice House, helping neighbors in need right here in our community.

Registration Details:
Your entry fee includes:
A participant t-shirt & medal
A finisher prize for youth under 17
Snacks and water
Timing services
All transaction fees

Please note:
Entry fees are non-refundable. T-shirt sizes are first-come, first-served—registrations after October 1 may not receive their preferred size.

5K Run/Walk:
Until October 15: $35 per person
October 16 - November 22: $40 per person

10K Run:
Until October 15: $45 per person
October 16 - November 22: $50 per person

Early Packet Pickup:
When: Friday, Nov 20
Where: Health Quest Fitness & Wellness Center
Time: 4:00-7:00 pm

RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
Registration/Packet Pickup: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
5K/10K Start: 9:00 a.m.
Awards ceremony to follow.

AWARDS (for live event only):
5K: 6-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-99
10K: 6-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-99

Awards will be given to the top 2 male and top 2 female finishers for each age category.
Prizes will be given to the 1st place overall male and female for both the 5K and 10K events.

Team Awards:
Largest Team, Most Creative Team Name & Most Team Spirit

Races Offered

10K

Nov 21, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$45.00

5K

Nov 21, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Smithfield.

thermostat Temperature

7.0° / 17.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

3.7° / 15.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 28m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.8 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

68.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:49

nightlight Sunset

18:06

About Smithfield

Learn more about the host city, Smithfield.

Smithfield is a town in and the county seat of Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,292. The town is located near North Carolina's Research Triangle and is about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of downtown Raleigh. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area has a population over 2 million residents.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Gobble Waddle 5K/10K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Alex Sarmiento	M	—	Apex, NC	—
🥈	Daniel Zumwalt	M	37	Raleigh, NC	—
🥉	Rusty Anderson	M	62	Clayton, NC	—
4	Abby Holmes	F	21	Benson, NC	—
5	Ivan Aguiar	M	38	Clayton, NC	—
6	David Kauffman	M	47	Annapolis, MD	—
7	Michelle Brophy	F	26	Raleigh, NC	—
8	Doug Burns	M	47	Raleigh, NC	—
9	Lisa Hall	F	40	Sanford, NC	—
10	Jennifer Beard	F	38	Sanford, NC	—
11	KESHIKA PREMATILAKE	F	33	Raleigh, NC	—
12	Deb Trask	F	57	Raleigh, NC	—
13	Jennifer Hartig	F	49	North Charleston, SC	—
14	Jing Gu	F	38	Raleigh, NC	—
15	Dawn Simpson	F	49	Clayton, NC	—
16	Samantha Wallace	F	44	Smithfield, NC	—
17	Christina Pierce-Wallace	F	38	Smithfield, NC	—
18	Susan Usher	F	52	Apex, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ian Falk	M	38	Clayton, NC	—
🥈	Robin Vick	F	67	Clayton, NC	—
🥉	Derek Wallace	M	—	Smithfield, NC	—
4	Steven Galavotti	M	45	Clayton, NC	—
5	Kelsey Harris	F	25	Louisburg, NC	—
6	Ethan Brownlee	M	13	Smithfield, NC	—
7	Phanta Richardson	F	42	Clayton, NC	—
8	Stephanie Farmer	F	38	Knightdale, NC	—
9	Shane Woodall	M	48	Smithfield, NC	—
10	Sean Neally	M	46	Clayton, NC	—
11	Sabrina Brownlee	F	14	Smithfield, NC	—
12	John Warwick	M	58	Raleigh, NC	—
13	Ken Bateman	M	70	Smithfield, NC	—
14	Stephen Henderson	M	37	Four Oaks, NC	—
15	Jonathon Fendelman	M	49	RaleighRaleigh, NC	—
16	Seth Bailey	M	39	Hope Mills, NC	—
17	Hunter Brame	M	27	Kenly, NC	—
18	GAIL PARRISH	F	54	Selma, NC	—
19	James Robertson	M	58	Clayton, NC	—
20	Carl Mondragon	M	56	Clayton, NC	—
21	Shannon Wood	F	44	Dunn, NC	—
22	Jonathan Gardner	M	35	Clinton, NC	—
23	Darius Sturdivant	M	47	Fuquay Varina, NC	—
24	Erin Fleetwood	F	45	Durham, NC	—
25	Dava Quinn	F	38	Wendell, NC	—
26	Lesley Jones	F	47	Oxford, NC	—
27	Keslee Snuggs	—	—	Zebulon, NC	—
28	Ravi Alla	M	38	Apex, NC	—
29	Renee Storms	F	46	Clayton, NC	—
30	Paul Gammariello	M	58	Clayton, NC	—
31	Brandon Tucker	M	37	Goldsboro, NC	—
32	Jennifer Ball	F	41	Raleigh, NC	—
33	Hao Lieu	M	41	Knightdale, NC	—
34	Donovan Ellis	M	43	Four Oaks, NC	—
35	Kris Bissessar	M	37	Clayton, NC	—
36	Lynn Dowdy	F	46	Clayton, NC	—
37	Nathan Daley	M	59	Wake Forest, NC	—
38	Elizabeth Drake	—	—	Smithfield, NC	—
39	Becky Lovick	F	66	Smithfield, NC	—
40	Carmen Zepp	F	48	Smithfield, NC	—
41	Tiffany Penley	F	38	Sherman, IL	—
42	woody phan	M	55	Cary, NC	—
43	Rosa Garcia	F	28	Kenly, NC	—
44	Alex Sarmiento	M	—	Apex, NC	—
45	Sarah Jeffery	F	37	Selma, NC	—
46	Maria ana Hidalgo	F	29	Smithfield, NC	—
47	Robert Hampton	M	37	Mebane, NC	—
48	Tamara Ray	F	51	Apex, NC	—
49	Cindy Fournier	F	43	Wendell, NC	—
50	Megan Gardner	F	20	Clinton, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Evan Anderson	M	18	—	20:27
🥈	Frankie Benavidez	M	26	Oaks, NC	20:58
🥉	Gwyneth Reece	F	13	Smithfield, NC	21:24
4	Christine Mullins	F	40	Clinton, NC	21:33
5	Lauren Wiley	F	30	Four Oaks, NC	22:50
6	Alice Franks	F	65	—	23:08
7	Kara Harrison	F	16	Clayton, NC	23:33
8	David Cuppett	M	17	Four Oaks, NC	23:37
9	John Hanes	M	44	—	23:38
10	Brian Rosenberg	M	28	—	24:07
11	Aaron Kopp	M	18	Selma, NC	24:23
12	Kyle Staton	M	25	Creedmoor, NC	24:30
13	Macy Worley	F	14	Smithfield, NC	25:05
14	Bob Hedrick	M	63	—	25:23
15	Nancy Hanes	F	53	—	25:30
16	Jeff Russell	M	36	—	25:30
17	Chad Culver	M	40	—	25:50
18	Brandon Ellis	M	23	Clinton, NC	25:56
19	Wellie Jackson	M	40	Clinton, NC	26:00
20	Doug Denning	M	58	Benson, NC	26:07
21	Mindy Pierce	F	34	Stantonsburg, NC	26:10
22	Shawn Purdie	F	44	Clinton, NC	26:14
23	Eric Tart	M	37	Benson, NC	26:17
24	David Canupp	M	31	Smithfield, NC	26:23
25	Boo Carver	F	35	Clayton, NC	26:34
26	Robert Gonzalez	M	42	Garner, NC	26:36
27	Darryl McGraw	M	53	Raleigh, NC	26:38
28	Anthony Thorpe	M	29	Garner, NC	26:38
29	Stacey Hardison	F	32	Clinton, NC	26:43
30	Bryan Deck	M	38	—	27:08
31	Roger Gilmore	M	50	Smithfield, NC	27:22
32	David Grimes	M	39	Nc North Carolina, NC	27:24
33	Roomey Barbour	M	23	—	27:25
34	Amanda Dubose	F	35	Clinton, NC	27:42
35	Chuck Elliott	M	61	Clayton, NC	27:46
36	Brent Honeycutt	M	56	—	27:54
37	Joseph Antley	M	23	Princeton, NC	28:22
38	Whitney Antley	F	23	Princeton, NC	28:23
39	Chaz Sessoms	M	24	Clinton, NC	28:36
40	Sharon Spell	F	45	Clinton, NC	28:48
41	Carol Ann Mullins	F	14	Clinton, NC	28:49
42	Kimberly Teague	F	32	Clayton, NC	29:10
43	Paula Wroblewski	F	34	Clayton, NC	29:10
44	Kimberly Canady	F	39	—	29:19
45	Amy Cuppett	F	43	Four Oaks, NC	29:21
46	Nel Whaley	F	41	Fremont, NC	29:24
47	Lorie Hawkins	F	35	Stantonsburg, NC	29:29
48	Hayley Henderson	F	28	Clayton, NC	30:24
49	D. Jackson	M	7	Clinton, NC	30:37
50	Tara Jackson	F	38	Clinton, NC	30:37

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	James Banner	M	41	Winston-Salem, NC	38:23
🥈	Richard Ferguson	M	55	—	43:32
🥉	Julien Hendrick	M	23	Verviers	43:33
4	Rodney Gilmore	M	50	Smithfield, NC	44:31
5	Rusty Anderson	M	55	—	44:42
6	Julio Garcia	M	38	—	44:47
7	Christina Pate	F	27	Clinton, NC	45:14
8	Donald Creech	M	48	—	47:50
9	Gerard Pelletier	M	39	—	47:54
10	Christopher Jordan	M	46	Clayton, NC	48:46
11	Mike Thomas	M	39	Princeton, NC	49:25
12	David Holloman	M	44	Selma, NC	49:25
13	Erika Starling	F	39	Clinton, NC	50:23
14	Jackie Nance	F	36	Clinton, NC	50:34
15	Darryl Anderson	M	43	—	50:38
16	Emil Branas	M	46	Apex, NC	51:16
17	Kristin Drain	F	29	Garner, NC	51:22
18	Tony Southerland	M	65	Clayton, NC	51:38
19	Stephanie Torres	F	34	Smithfield, NC	52:17
20	Melanie Sessoms	F	24	Clinton, NC	52:39
21	Paula Oneal	F	49	—	53:54
22	Keely Hedrick	F	44	Coats, NC	54:17
23	Axel Amaya	M	54	Clayton, NC	54:54
24	Meghan Metcalfe	F	35	Selma, NC	54:58
25	Jose Zapata	M	42	—	55:02
26	Eric Rouse	M	35	Rose Hill, NC	55:58
27	Sarah Snow	F	19	State Road, NC	56:46
28	Amanda Rowland	F	38	Smithfield, NC	57:03
29	Sean Browning	M	43	Wendell, NC	57:08
30	Carmen Thompson	F	40	—	57:47
31	Hyacinth Thompson	F	64	—	57:47
32	Jennifer Rouse	F	33	Rose Hill, NC	58:02
33	Stephen Henderson	M	30	—	58:16
34	William Denning	M	54	Smithfield, NC	58:41
35	Beverly Holloman	F	41	Selma, NC	59:17
36	Jason McGinnis	M	39	—	59:24
37	Julie Armel	F	35	Clayton, NC	59:59
38	Joseph Jackson	M	30	Four Oaks, NC	1:00:12
39	Kristen Lee	F	42	Clinton, NC	1:00:16
40	Troy Dodson	M	45	—	1:00:17
41	Beth Bowman	F	27	Durham, NC	1:00:41
42	Kimberly Evans	F	39	Wilson, NC	1:00:48
43	Allison Evans	F	31	Clayton, NC	1:01:07
44	Kelly Joyner	F	36	Clayton, NC	1:01:41
45	Nicole Price	F	41	Smithfield, NC	1:01:46
46	Kathleen McKinnon	F	34	Wilson, NC	1:01:54
47	Karen Wheeler	F	34	Wilson, NC	1:01:54
48	Wendy Boyette	F	48	Princeton, NC	1:02:02
49	Amanda Bradshaw	F	34	Clinton, NC	1:02:53
50	Miranda Atkins	F	35	Benson, NC	1:02:53