Vac & Dash
Information On Upcoming Races
January 2012 Events
Jan. 28,2012 - Fellowship of the Idiot Run 5:30 am at the YMCA. 19.7 Miles.
Goes from the Y to the top of Morrow Mountain and back. It's a great last long training run before the Myrtle Beach Marathon. No charge for the run. e-mail peter@vacanddash.com if you plan on running it for the first time.
Details at:
February Events
Feb. 4, 2012 - Annual Winter Flight 8K in Salisbury.
One of the oldest 8K's in North Carolina. It's a first class event, organized by the Salisbury Rowan Runners
Feb. 17 & 18, 2012 - Myrtle Beach Marathon, 1/2 Marathon and 5K
Always a fun road trip to the beach. Weekend kicks off with the RBC Bank 5K on Friday, 2/12/09 at 6:30 p
m at Ripley's Believe it or Not Aquarium. Saturday morning the Bi Lo Marathon and Dasaini 1/2 Marathon begin at 6:30 am.
Vac & Dash Racing Team Apparel Avaible for Myrtle Beach. E-mail your order to peter@vacanddash.com
Feb. 19, 2012 - Run For Their Lives 5k
Albemarle, NC
Register at Vac & Dash or on-line at www.sportoften.com
March Events
March 5, 2012 - Running 101 begins.
Organized by the Uwharrie Running Club, runners train for the Beach Blast 5K. Weekly classes will be Monday evenings at 6:30 pm. Cost is $35.00 and includes entry into the Beach Blast 5K and t-shirt. E-mail questions to vacanddash@vacanddash.com; Must register by Friday, March 4th.
March 10, 2012 - Salisbury Fire Department St. Patrick's Day 5K.
When: Saturday, March 12th at 9:00 AM
Where: JF Hurley YMCA (828 Jake Alexander Blvd, Salisbury)
Cost: $20 Pre-Registration - $25 Race Day
Information: http://salisburyrowanrunners.org; tsmit@salisburync.gov; or register online at active.com
March 17, 2012 - Leprechaun 5K
Troy, NC
www.active.com
March 24, 2012 - Albemarle Parks and Recreation Present the Mini-Medley Relay
March 24, 2012 - Ellerbe Marathon.
www.mangumtc.org
April Events
April 1, 2012 - 3:00 pm Vac & Dash April Fools Day 5K Classic.
This race will be full of suprises. Yes there will be an actual race. Start and finish will be at the YMCA. I know that I always send out a prank newsletter on April Fools Day, so the challenge for me is to get folks to believe that there will actually be a race. There will be.
I will warn you, that if you don't have a sense of humor, you may not want to run this race. Cost will be $20.00. You'll want to run it for the t-shirt. If you think a store that sells vacuums and running shoes is weird, the sponsors on the back will be those wacky area combo stores such as:
Tillery Vineyard & Taxi Service "You Drink - We Drive"
OK, the sponsors aren't real, but they will look cool on the back of the shirt.
More info at: April Fools Day 5K Classic
Register at Vac & Dash or on Active.com at:
April 13, 2012 - Vac & Dash Moonlight 1/2 Marathon & Movie
Albemarle, NC
Register at Vac & Dash or www.active.com
April 28, 2012 - Running of the Bulls 5K
Norwood, NC
April 28 , 2012 - Health Run 5k
Asheboro, NC
May Events
May 11, 2012 - Teens With a Mission 5K in Salisbury
May 12, 2012 - 8th Annual Beach Blast 5K in Albemarle
You will be hard pressed to find a better 5K. Organized by the Uwharrie Running Club, this race has a fast downhill and flat finish, great goodie bags, great family atmosphere. Register by March 31st and get a cool max t-shirt. This year the race will be capped off at 400 runners.
www.vacanddash.com register att www.sportoften.com
Practice Runs:
April 29, 2012 7:00 AM
May 3, 2012 6:30 PM
May 6, 2012 7:00 AM
May 19, 2012 - Run for the Son 5k
Locust, NC
May 26, 2012 - Bare Bones 5K in Salisbury
Organized by the Salisbury Rowan Runners, it's a race with the basics. Also, you get a cool max shirt with a skeleton on it. www.salisburyrowanrunners.org
I like running the Bare Bones 5K and Run for the Greenway in July. Both are on the same course that starts and finishes at Knox Middle School. It's a great way to compare times to see if you are getting faster.
June Events
June 2, 2012 - Historic Badin Tri
Register at www.sportoften.com
June 8, 2012 - China Grove Challenge 5K in China Grove, NC
Last year they had the Krispy Kreme folks dipping the donughts in fresh chocolate! Fantastic night race. Cool max shirts to entrants. www.salisburyrowanrunners.org
June 16, 2012 - Tour de Kale 5K in Denton, NC
It's the bookend of the back to back weekend night race with China Grove! www.tourdekale.com This years race is on Saturday night.
June 23, 2012 - Freedom 5K in Oakboro, NC
In it's fourth year, this race continues to improve. Register at Vac & Dash or on-line at:
July Events
July 4, 2012 - Vac and Dash Watermelon Run at Morrow Mountain State Park
July 10, 20102 - Running 202 Begins!
The Uwharrie Running Club, in conjunction with the Stanly County YMCA, will run this program designed to take people from a 5K to YMCA 8K in August to the Run the Valley 10K in September. To participate in this program, you must be able to run 3.1 miles in 38 minutes or less. Register at the YMCA.
Cost is $40.00. Price includes entry into the YMCA 8K for Strong Communities and the Run the Valley 10K.
July 16, 2012 - Running 101 begins.
Organized by the Uwharrie Running Club, runners train for the Run the Valley 5K. Weekly classes will be Monday evenings at 6:30 pm. Cost is $35.00 and includes entry into the Run the Valley 5K and t-shirt. E-mail questions to vacanddash@vacanddash.com
July 20, 2012 - Peachy Feet 5K
Candor, NC
July 12, 2012 - Practice run leaves Vac & Dash at 6:15 PM
July 21, 2012 - Run for the Greenway 5K in Salisbury, NC
August Events
August 17, 2012 - Tour de Elvis 5K in Albemarle, NC
Practice Runs start at Don Montgomery Park
July 26, 2012 6:30 PM
July 29, 2012 6:30 AM
August 2, 2012 6:30 PM
August 5, 2012 6:30 AM
August 9, 2012 6:30 PM
August 12, 2012 6:30 AM
August 17, 2012 - Tour de Elvis Cycle Tour in Albemarle, NC
Limited to 300 Runners.
The first 100 that registered are getting a cool max t-shirt. The rest are getting a cotton t-shirt.
Thanks to all that have been pre-registering for the race.
Sponsored by Albemarle Parks & Recreation, this Elvis themed weekend will start off with the Tour de Elvis 5K race on Friday night. Plans are for the course to run through downtown Albemarle and along the new Greenway. Of course, it will be an Elvis Themed Race. There will be some bike rides on Saturday morning. Saturday evening, The Essential's, an Elvis Tribute Band, will perform at City Lake Park
Register at Vac & Dash or on-line at:
For More Details:
Tour de Elvis 5K Run & Cycle Tour
August 25, 2012 - YMCA 8K Strong Communities in Albemarle, NC
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/nc/albemarle/967306262361
September Events
September 7, 2012 - BB&T Sunset Run 5K in Salisbury, NC
Friday Night Race. Cool Max Long Sleeve T-Shirts to the first 400 participants. We will have a carpool leaving from Albemarle. Details to follow. Should be an awesome race.
September 8, 2012 - West Stanly Rotary 5K in Locust, NC
In the second year, course has been tweaked. Part of the course will be on the Red Bridge Golf Course. It will be less hilly this year. It's organized by the West Stanly Rotary Club.
September 15 - Run the Valley 5K-10K-1/2 Marathon in Badin, NC
The Run the Valley 1/2 Marathon is theRoad Runners Club of America
North Carolina State Championship Race!
Register at Vac & Dash or on-line at:
http://www.active.com/running/badin-nc/run-the-valley-5k-10k-12-marathon-2011
More details of the Run the Valley Here
Practice Runs start at Badin Post Office
August 26, 2012 6:30 AM
September 2, 2012 6:30 AM
September 6, 2012 6:30 AM
September 9, 2012 6:30 AM
October Events
October 13, 2012 - Tortoise and Hair 5K in Wadesboro, NC
The race has been organized not only to bring exposure to the beauty in the Uptown Wadesboro business district, but to more importantly raise funds and create awareness for alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is a misunderstood autoimmune disease which is a disease that causes hair loss.
October 20, 2012 - Scarecrow 5K
West End, NC
October 2, 2012 - Knights of Columbus 5k
Salisbury, NC
October 27, 2012 - Galloping Ghost 5k
Locust, NC
October 28, 2012 - Spooky Sprint 5k
Salisbury, NC
November Events
November 22, 2012 - Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in Albemarle, NC
December Events
December 8, 2012 - Twinkle Toes 5K
Star, NC
December 12, 2012 - Vac & Dash 12-12-12 12 Mile Run
Albemarle, NC
December 21, 2012 - Vac & Dash Myan Doomsday Run
Albemarle, NC