My family was running a 5k per month in 2016 and we found this one for March. I'd never been to New Bern, but had wanted to visit. So this was a great opportunity. Unfortunately, an ice storm hit that weekend and they had to cancel. We

The race benefits the Alternative House of Lowell, an agency dedicated to help victims of domestic violence.

Price for 5K or 10K is very reasonable, you get a very nice T-Shirt if you are one of the first 500 to register and everybody gets a frozen apple pie at the end.

On mile

Well organized fun race with an awesome post race party at Leggetts. Nice choice of a sweatshirt or tech running shirt. First 10 finishers won jackets. My only gripe is that results should be posted for all finishers.