Hiester Cares 5K Run-Walk to Prevent

About the Event

This is a race put on by the Hiester Cares Foundation. Proceeds from the race will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In the past 4 years we have had over 700 runners and raised over $350,000!

The 5K course is entirely on the campus of Fuquay Varina High School, mostly on broad sidewalks. It is USATF certified.

Participants will receive a race t-shirt and swag bag.

Awards

Top 3 Overall Men and Women
Top 3 Men and Women in the following age groups: 15 & under, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Races Offered

5K

Nov 14, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:00

sell

$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

7.0° / 17.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

3.6° / 14.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 29m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 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

66.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:51

nightlight Sunset

18:08

About Fuquay Varina

Learn more about the host city, Fuquay Varina.

Fuquay-Varina is a town in southern Wake County, North Carolina, United States, lying south of Holly Springs and southwest of Garner. The population was 34,152 at the 2020 census, and estimated at 36,736 as of July 2021. The hyphenated name attests to the town's history as two separate towns. Fuquay Springs and Varina merged in 1963 to create the modern town. Economically, the town initially grew due to tobacco trade and agriculture, but has seen recent population growth and real estate development due to its proximity to Research Triangle Park.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Hiester Cares 5K Run-Walk to Prevent.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Brody Cox	M	16	Apex, NC	22:10.1
🥈	Johnson Little	M	27	Fuquay Varina, NC	22:24.66
🥉	Brayden Knipper	M	15	Apex, NC	22:30.05
4	Timothy Lloyd	M	54	Erwin, NC	22:30.92
5	John Manning	M	52	Fuquay Varina, NC	22:31.82
6	GINGER CASBON	F	51	Holly Springs, NC	22:33.51
7	E. Sutton	M	12	New Hill, NC	23:35.51
8	J. Persinger	M	11	Apex, NC	23:38.68
9	Renee Potts	F	45	Fuquay Varina, NC	23:41.04
10	Troy Smith	M	49	Holly Springs, NC	23:44.13
11	Gillian Moore	F	22	Raleigh, NC	24:01.54
12	Daniel Arnold	M	35	Fuquay Varina, NC	24:15.17
13	Lisa Burnham	F	47	Holly Springs, NC	24:37.1
14	Brandon Nicholson	M	36	Fuquay Varina, NC	24:44.29
15	Ashley Taylor	F	37	Lillington, NC	24:52.32
16	kaitlyn kirkland	F	16	Apex, NC	25:07.88
17	Ben Altherr	M	13	Apex, NC	25:12.86
18	Billy Willis	M	45	Fuquay Varina, NC	25:13.24
19	Leah Johnson	F	27	Holly Springs, NC	25:15.53
20	Michael Oien	M	40	Lillington, NC	25:17.9
21	Jase Stephens	M	18	Fuquay Varina, NC	25:25.47
22	Lisa Padfield	F	53	Fuquay Varina, NC	25:42.33
23	Rowen Potts	M	15	Fuquay Varina, NC	26:29.01
24	Eddie Altherr	M	53	Apex, NC	26:42.96
25	Matthew Wiethoff	M	47	Fort Mill, SC	27:07.23
26	Joseph Olive	M	37	Lillington, NC	27:16.77
27	Jack Kepke	M	15	Fuquay Varina, NC	28:17.28
28	Trish Raines	F	52	Fuquay Varina, NC	30:28.13
29	Iris Cortes	F	36	—	30:30.98
30	Lisa Brown	F	52	Fuquay Varina, NC	30:34.13
31	Miguel Rivera	M	31	Raleigh, NC	30:48.05
32	mary Giro	F	55	Fuquay Varina, NC	30:49.28
33	Monika Schmidt	F	49	Holly Springs, NC	30:51.37
34	Ken Dean	M	62	Raleigh, NC	30:51.79
35	Fiona Anderson	F	15	Holly Springs, NC	31:56.13
36	Alan Burgmayer	M	29	Raleigh, NC	32:17.57
37	Genevieve Burgmayer	F	28	Raleigh, NC	32:19.92
38	Mark Simmons, Sr.	M	58	Holly Springs, NC	32:34.3
39	Steven Perini	M	41	Fuquay Varina, NC	32:50.4
40	Adrianna Kelaher	F	37	Fuquay Varina, NC	32:51.88
41	Dylan Orechovesky	M	26	Raleigh, NC	33:17.62
42	Jeremy Neff	M	40	Fuquay Varina, NC	33:20.99
43	Carolyn Padfield	F	18	Fuquay Varina, NC	33:34.46
44	Kristin Walczak	F	31	Raleigh, NC	33:49.72
45	Victoria Lambert	F	27	Fuquay Varina, NC	33:59.31
46	JEREMY Stephens	M	46	Fuquay Varina, NC	34:08.42
47	Blaise Rorie	M	24	Apex, NC	34:09.44
48	Ashley Hiester	F	24	Holly Springs, NC	34:09.9
49	Gerardo "Jerry" Diaz	M	51	Clayton, NC	34:23.19
50	Jamie Heckendorn	F	42	Holly Springs, NC	34:24.49