Puppy Creek Fire Departments "Run for a Cure" 5K

Puppy Creek Fire Departments "Run for a Cure" 5K is held in Raeford, North Carolina, on October 24, 2026, with the 5K run and walk starting at 10 a.m. One distance covers everyone: 3.1 miles, open to runners and to walkers who would rather take it steadily from start to finish.

The 10 a.m. start is the friendliest detail here, since you can eat breakfast properly, arrive without rushing and still warm up for a quarter of an hour before the gun. Use that time, because a 5K is run at close to maximum effort throughout and legs that have not been jogged beforehand tend to protest for the first half mile. Beginners should think in terms of finishing rather than racing, and a run-walk pattern is a perfectly respectable way to cover the distance.