Name: 5K - Individual Age group/open
Start: 2026-12-12
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Cary

About the Event

Course Records - Northwest Cary YMCA
Set a NEW course record & win a $10 gift code!
5K - Male: n/a 5K - Female: n/a
7K - Female: n/a 7K - Female: n/a

RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!

Help us get to 500 participants (in-person or virtual 5K and 7K) and we will give ONE MALE and ONE FEMALE participant a FREE YEAR of Fit & Able-owned races! That's a FREE entry of your choice to each Fit & Able race - a nearly $1,000 VALUE!
* Must be registered in the in-person or virtual 5K or 7K to be eligible to win. Random drawing after the in-person race.

Fit & Able is proud to bring back the Fortnight Before Christmas.

All donations will be used to purchase hats, gloves, and coats for the Northwest Cary YMCA to distribute where needed. We will also be collecting donations of new or gently-used hats, gloves, and coats on race day as well.

All races will have a staggered start beginning at 8:00 AM (in order of distance) and the course closes for all races at 9:30 AM (In-person Race Day Schedule). Please consider your race pace when deciding which event to run. * For any participants who feel they may need some extra time, please contact us at [email protected].

WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH FORTNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS REGISTRATION:

IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 7K, and Fun Mile race options
Fortnight Before Christmas shirt and Santa hat included for all 5K and 7K participants; Santa hat for the Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by November 29th). Shirts available for purchase separately.
Over $4,000 in potential in-person & virtual Overall (Top 3 Male / Female), Age Group (Top 3 Male / Female), Picking Up the Pace, and New Course Record awards
Great rewards and prizes you can earn by referring your friends and family to sign up with you or even recruiting them to race as a "team"! * More details below
Earn points for Fit & Able's Free-for-All Race Series to win big end-of-year prizes! Check out the current standings: Free-for-All Race Series.

If you are interested in sponsoring the Fortnight Before Christmas please email [email protected] for more information!

Get more infomration and sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Cary/FortnightBeforeChristmas

Races Offered

5K - Individual Age group/open

Dec 12, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

69 days remaining

sell

$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Cary.

thermostat Temperature

2.5° / 12.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

-1.7° / 8.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 10m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:17

nightlight Sunset

18:03

About Cary

Learn more about the host city, Cary.

Cary is a town in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. It is primarily a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh, the state capital, but has developed some economic gravity of its own. Cary is known throughout the area for having a very high population of non-native residents. The name of the city is jokingly referred to as standing for Containment/Concentration Area for Relocated Yankees.