Stars, Stripes, & Strides

About the Event

Benefitting the US Veterans Corps

Course Records - Fred G. Bond Metro Park
Set a NEW course record & win a $10 gift code!
5K - Male: C. Mills - 18:00 (2024) 5K - Female: M. Leonard - 20:11 (2025)
10K - Male: T. Woolard/M. Yarborough - 40:44 (2023) 10K - Female: M. Openchowski - 50:28 (2024)
15K - Male: C. Mershon - 1:00:25 (2025) 15K - Female: L. Gallicchio - 1:25:12 (2025)

RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

Fit & Able is proud to bring back the Stars, Stripes, & Strides event benefitting the US Veterans Corps to celebrate Veterans Day weekend!

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

Their Mission: We are a Corps of Military and First Responder Veterans performing "Hands On" community service with a mission deployment attitude!

The US Veterans Corps was an idea that was based on the experiences that Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune Veterans had while volunteering for ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition and Operation: Coming Home that built and donated a brand new Hero Home for a disabled combat veteran. When the keys were delivered and the event ended there was a strong urge from these Veterans to continue the mission and therefore created the US Veterans Corps.

Other US Veterans Corps missions include:

Toys For Lil’ Troops - Toys For Lil’ Troops provides toys to the children of deployed or low income troops.
Rescue Ruck - Rescue Ruck provides food for US Military & First Responder Veteran families in need.
Rescue Response Team - The Rescue Response Team provides aid during natural disasters. We also respond to other emergency and contingency missions.
Tactical Caisson Unit/Funeral Honors - The US Veterans Corps Tactical Caisson Unit transports US Military & First Responder Veterans. No hearse for our Heroes.
Military Vehicles USA - Military Vehicles USA is a group of veteran volunteers who restore military vehicles and equipment for civilian service. Our objective is to educate and serve our community with these historic vehicles.

All races will have a mass start at 9:00 AM for the 5K / 10K /15K and the course closes for all races at 10:30 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 STARS, STRIPES, & STRIDES REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 10K, and 15K race options
Stars, Stripes, & Strides shirt and finishers medal included for 5K, 10K, and 15K participants (guaranteed if signed up by October 31st). Shirts available for purchase separately.
Over $4,000 in potential in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male/Female each race), Age Group (Top 3 Male/Female each age group), Picking Up the Pace, & 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 Stars, Stripes, & Strides please email Info@FitandAble.net for more information!

We can't wait to see you at Stars, Stripes, & Strides!

1.7 mm

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10.9 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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66.2%

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07:51

nightlight Sunset

18:08

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.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Stars, Stripes, & Strides.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kristen Wynns	F	47	Cary, NC	—
🥈	Candice Goerger	F	39	Carrboro, NC	—
🥉	Garrett Goerger	M	13	Carrboro, NC	—
4	Buck Fambrough	M	62	Holly Springs, NC	—
5	Kelly Williams	F	50	Alexandria, VA	—
6	Arvind Thirumalai	M	36	Cary, NC	—
7	Swetha Natarajan	F	35	Cary, NC	—
8	Stacey Staufer	F	52	Jackson Springs, NC	—
9	John Doss	M	48	Raleigh, NC	—
10	Diane Quinn	F	51	Raeford, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sterling Franklin	M	42	Cary, NC	—
🥈	Sabastian Porter	M	29	Lemon Grove, CA	—
🥉	Cristiano Dias	M	39	Fayetteville, NC	—
4	BRUCE PAPIRMAN	M	68	Brooklyn, NY	—
5	Phil Haste	M	61	Roseboro, NC	—
6	Andrew Page	M	23	Cary, NC	—
7	Emma Barber	F	21	Raleigh, NC	—
8	Marlene Frye	F	41	Plymouth, MN	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Staufer	M	26	Raeford, NC	—
🥈	Joseph Ritchie	M	79	Raleigh, NC	—
🥉	Tekishia Blaylock	F	43	Lawndale, NC	—
4	Joel Rivers	M	58	Cary, NC	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Christopher Mershon	M	35	Cary, NC	1:00:24.83
🥈	Sterling Franklin	M	42	Cary, NC	1:13:54.39
🥉	Jason Glenn	M	49	Cameron, NC	1:16:44.74
4	Orlando Roberson	M	28	Chapel Hill, NC	1:22:06.13
5	Jacob Cody	M	20	Raleigh, NC	1:23:39.93
6	Lisa Gallicchio	F	49	Crownsville, MD	1:25:11.78
7	Deyshaun McPherson	M	26	Fayetteville, NC	1:35:01.85
8	Tom Griffin	M	80	Cary, NC	1:42:39.31
9	Rachelle Glenn	F	41	Cameron, NC	1:45:08.53
10	Austin McCrary	M	37	Garner, NC	1:46:19.22

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sterling Franklin	M	39	Cary, NC	21:17.02
🥈	Pierce Webb	M	13	Raleigh, NC	21:44.16
🥉	Alexander Kobersteen	M	23	Chapel Hill, NC	22:49.58
4	P. McGuire	M	9	Cary, NC	22:55.1
5	Alexander Graham	M	32	Durham, NC	23:15.62
6	Pedro Deglado	M	27	Cary, NC	23:24
7	Ethan Beck	M	14	Cary, NC	23:35.59
8	Riya Bhatnagar	F	13	Cary, NC	23:36.11
9	Lars Hagen	M	43	Cary, NC	23:36.57
10	Ira Lewis	M	40	Apex, NC	23:57.63
11	Charles Van Dyke	M	23	Raleigh, NC	24:08.38
12	G. Helfrich	F	12	Raleigh, NC	24:12
13	Adam Davis	M	33	Raleigh, NC	24:34.2
14	Ling Beisecker	F	31	Durham, NC	25:55.23
15	Ed King	M	70	Littleton, CO	26:07.85
16	Rich Hadley	M	67	—	26:12.97
17	Soren Cornwell	M	13	Cary, NC	26:45.62
18	Tyler Adams	F	23	Durham, NC	26:53.31
19	Pamela Klementowska	F	26	Fuquay Varina, NC	27:03.91
20	Ava Kilmer	F	14	Cary, NC	28:32.39
21	Dominic Willoughby	M	25	Chapel Hill, NC	28:33.7
22	William Shahady	M	51	Wake Forest, NC	29:05.8
23	M. Cornwell	F	11	Cary, NC	30:04.65
24	Aidan Finegan	F	22	Chapel Hill, NC	30:13.48
25	Kou Yang	M	25	Spring Lake, NC	30:47.72
26	Lena Nowacki	F	27	Fayetteville, NC	30:51.34
27	Stephanie Sirhal	F	27	Lawton, OK	31:47
28	Evie Felten	F	13	Cary, NC	32:28.34
29	Amy Watson	F	52	Holly springs, NC	32:41
30	Nathan Lephart	M	31	Fuquay-Varina, NC	32:42.59
31	Hilary Lephart	F	31	Fuquay-Varina, NC	32:43
32	Emily Hamilton	F	26	Dunnn, NC	33:12.42
33	Nick Bradshaw	M	35	Clayton, NC	33:14.42
34	J. Tang	M	12	Cary, NC	33:18.61
35	Sydnee Woolard	F	14	Holly Springs, NC	33:20.46
36	Alex Lippincott	M	27	Apex, NC	33:27.03
37	Melissa Shahady	F	48	Wake Forest, NC	33:31.8
38	Jonathan DeFreese	M	38	Chapel Hill, NC	33:58.22
39	Aliza Nedimyer	F	29	Chapel Hill, NC	34:09.71
40	Madison Chandler	F	27	Hillsborough, NC	34:10.16
41	Brittany Ingram	F	26	Chapel Hill, NC	34:10.63
42	Gordon Cuany	M	62	Apex, NC	34:17.41
43	Francesca Fontenot	F	41	Wilson, NC	34:53.78
44	Edwin Squirewell	M	35	Durham, NC	35:01.9
45	Dann Rockwell	M	59	Cary, NC	35:10.58
46	Pratik Patel	M	31	Durham, NC	35:43.66
47	Elizabeth Lewis	F	37	Apex, NC	36:48.68
48	Gregory Bunn	M	61	Zebulon, NC	37:03.01
49	Nina White	F	51	Columbia, SC	37:28.32
50	Brittany Frederick	F	35	Suffolk, VA	38:24.57

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Tyler Woolard	M	16	Holly Springs, NC	45:23.96
🥈	Matthew Yarborough	M	16	Apex, NC	45:24.24
🥉	Mark Schneid	M	59	Cary, NC	50:58.14
4	Glen Thommes	M	30	Raleigh, NC	52:09.32
5	Jennifer Barker	F	46	Raleigh, NC	52:30.59
6	John Fitzpatrick	M	28	Fayetteville, NC	55:08.33
7	Tom Griffin	M	77	Cary, NC	56:03.56
8	Jennifer Garver	F	50	Apex, NC	56:13.22
9	Evan Mann	M	30	Raleigh, NC	57:41.04
10	Daijha Anderson	F	30	Holly Springs, NC	59:44.21
11	Zachary Anderson	M	34	Holly Springs, NC	59:44.88
12	Girish Somashekar	M	55	Cary, NC	1:00:30.46
13	Michael Williamson	M	41	Garner, NC	1:01:24.21
14	Jessica James	F	30	Raleigh, NC	1:02:18.79
15	Warren Feagin	M	37	Raleigh, NC	1:02:28.77
16	Kelli Bullock	F	29	Raleigh, NC	1:03:14.03
17	Brian Prentice	M	35	Chapel Hill, NC	1:03:44.29
18	Jillian Barthelemy	F	23	Chapel Hill, NC	1:05:16.52
19	Robert Barker	M	951	Raleigh, NC	1:08:27.9
20	Maggie Fry	F	23	Wake Forest, NC	1:11:43.23
21	Nicolas Criscitiello	M	22	Raleigh, NC	1:11:43.33
22	Olivia Easly	F	29	Apex, NC	1:12:01
23	Kristy Glibowski	F	43	Apex, NC	1:12:51.98
24	Michael Greenspon	M	73	Cary, NC	1:13:45.85
25	Cole Roe	M	33	Apex, NC	1:17:58.63
26	Erin Knight	F	30	Cary, NC	1:18:04.18
27	Baxter Knight	M	31	Cary, NC	1:18:06.74
28	Phil Haste	M	58	Roseboro, NC	1:25:53.31
29	Steven Diamante	M	31	Raleigh, NC	1:27:30.71
30	Andi Darden	F	44	Morrisville, NC	1:30:23.56
31	Jolene Dombek	F	47	Cary, NC	1:31:56.38
32	Debbie Lindsay	F	54	Raleigh, NC	1:43:13.77
33	Pam Davison	F	51	Durham, NC	1:43:14.53

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	L. Hagen	M	13	Cary, NC	7:35.07
🥈	R. Hadley	M	7	—	8:46.39
🥉	E. Hadley	F	11	—	8:56.21

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	C. Krimm	M	8	Apex, NC	7:51.89
🥈	M K	M	41	Apex, NC	7:52.43
🥉	Rodney Lewis	M	34	Raleigh, NC	9:42.18
4	A. Lewis	M	7	Raleigh, NC	9:43.65
5	M. Monroe	F	5	Apex, NC	11:05.33
6	Brittany Lanier	F	34	Chapel Hill, NC	12:03.95
7	L. Krimm	F	10	Apex, NC	12:18.49
8	A. Monroe	F	8	Apex, NC	12:28.34
9	J. Kobravi	F	7	Apex, NC	12:49
10	Keyhan Kobravi	M	42	Apex, NC	13:12
11	H. Lewis	F	5	Raleigh, NC	13:32.64
12	Rodney Lewis	M	65	Summerville, SC	13:33.42
13	Jennifer Krimm	F	42	Apex, NC	14:33.87
14	J. Kobravi	M	5	Apex, NC	16:13
15	Amelia Kobravi	F	38	Apex, NC	16:14

About the Event

Benefitting the US Veterans Corps

RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

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

Their Mission: We are a Corps of Military and First Responder Veterans performing "Hands On" community service with a mission deployment attitude!

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH STARS, STRIPES, & STRIDES REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 10K, and 15K race options

Stars, Stripes, & Strides shirt and finishers medal included for 5K, 10K, and 15K participants (guaranteed if signed up by October 31st). Shirts available for purchase separately.

Over $4,000 in potential in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male/Female each race), Age Group (Top 3 Male/Female each age group), Picking Up the Pace, & 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 Stars, Stripes, & Strides!

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About the Event

Benefitting the US Veterans Corps

RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

IN-PERSON RACE INFORMATIONVIRTUAL RACE INFORMATIONCOURSE MAPSEXHIBITOR INFORMATIONSPECTATOR INFORMATION

Their Mission: We are a Corps of Military and First Responder Veterans performing "Hands On" community service with a mission deployment attitude!

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH STARS, STRIPES, & STRIDES REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 10K, and 15K race options

Stars, Stripes, & Strides shirt and finishers medal included for 5K, 10K, and 15K participants (guaranteed if signed up by October 31st). Shirts available for purchase separately.

Over $4,000 in potential in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male/Female each race), Age Group (Top 3 Male/Female each age group), Picking Up the Pace, & 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 Stars, Stripes, & Strides!

Races Offered

10K

15K

5K

Exhibitor

Fun Mile

Kids in Strollers

Virtual 10K

Virtual 15K

Virtual 5K

Virtual Fun Mile

Weather History

About Cary

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

Nearby Races

Straightening The Path 5K

Sizzling Soles Half-marathon

Summer's Done 13.1

NIGHT NATION RUN - RALEIGH

Recommended for You

Muddy Princess - Raleigh, NC

Turkey Chase 13.1

Muddy Dash | Charlotte 2026

Muddy Kids - Charlotte, NC

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