Thu, Sep 17, 2026
Cary, NC
This is the championship 5K and 10K race for North Carolina Senior Games, held in Cary. The longer distance runs a couple of loops of the same course as the shorter one, so if you line up for the 10K you will pass the finish area midway through. The race is put on by a local nonprofit that has been organizing events in Cary for a long time.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the field is fairly quick, so expect a competitive front.
3.1 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Mark Looney (21:21) · Timothy Lloyd (22:02) · Charles Kresho (22:03)
6.2 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Rees Stiles (44:56) · Brenda Estlack (46:31) · Bryan Allf (46:37)
The NCSG 5K & 10K Championship Results has been held every year since at least 2015. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 3.1 Miles results.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 31:19, and the last recorded finisher came in around 51:55, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (53 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 3.1 Miles winner ran 21:21 while the median finisher took 31:19. That spread points to a relatively quick field, so expect a competitive front end.
