About the NPSWC March for Sickle Cell 5K Run/Walk
This race benefits sickle cell disease awareness and raises money for treatment, transportation, and daily support for patients and families in the local area. It runs as both an in-person event in New Bern and a virtual option where participants complete the distance on a course of their own choosing, including a treadmill, and submit their results through an app.
Packet pickup the evening before is at Coastal Sole, a running store on Dr. ML King Jr. Blvd. The in-person and virtual windows close on the same day, so virtual runners need to get their time in before the end of that day. Age group awards go to the top male and female finishers across a wide range of brackets.
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NPSWC March for Sickle Cell 5K Run/Walk 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
99finishers
23:26winner
48:55median
1:16:54cutoff
Top 3: Cooper Albers (23:26) · Alixandra Albers (23:30) · Lileth Muench (23:38)
The NPSWC March for Sickle Cell 5K Run/Walk has been held every year since at least 2018. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K3/13/2027 09:00$30
5K2/27/2027 00:00$30
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