Racing for Rescues
About this race
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Wake Med Soccer Park, Cary NC
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
The 2026 Racing for Rescues event features:
• A timed 5K race with prizes for fastest runners in their age categories both WITH and WITHOUT dogs
• A separate one-mile walking course for people (and their dogs!) who prefer to take it easy
• A special event t-shirt
• NEW THIS YEAR a fun costume contest for people and their pets -- open to everyone! Several prizes available!
• An amazing raffle prize! (need not be present to win)
• Complimentary snacks and beverages to help you power up and cool down
• A vendor village catering to pet owners and athletes alike, including a "Make Your Own" Dog Treat bar
Pick your distance
Running
Timed 5K without dogs
Timed 5K with dogs
Walking
Fun walk (dog-friendly)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cary, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:03 PM local time (EDT) in Cary on May 3, 2026 — 13h 43m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Racing for Rescues
221 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Timed 5K without dogs
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Clark | 17:06 | 5:30 /mi |
| 2 | Alex Brierly | 21:22 | 6:53 /mi |
| 3 | Daniel Hagan | 21:23 | 6:53 /mi |
| 4 | Jason Endries | 21:33 | 6:56 /mi |
| 5 | Alex Stephens | 22:22 | 7:12 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Cary
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cary 5K Races 33 races
- 10K Run Events in Cary 10 races
- Cary Half Marathons 5 races
- Marathons in Cary 2 races
- Cary Running Calendar 2026 47 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 47 Cary events
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