Sole Mates
About this race
Course Records - WakeMed Soccer Park
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5K - Male: A. Sullivan - 16:40 (2016) 6.5 Mile - Male: R. Shew - 37:04 (2026)
5K - Female: R. Jones - 19:59 (2025) 6.5 Mile - Female: J. Sheppard - 47:49 (2026)
5K - Doubles: Team Dashers - 38:26 (2026) 6.5 Mile Doubles: Team Takotsubo - 1:35:41 (2026)
RUN, WALK, ROLL, OR STROLL!
Sole Mates is a celebration of health and fitness together and is coming back! There's no better way to celebrate than with friends and family. So grab your running buddy and get to the starting line!
IN-PERSON RACE INFORMATION
VIRTUAL RACE INFORMATION
COURSE MAPS
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Participants can choose to run the race individually (as usual) or they can team up with a partner (separate awards for both categories!). Instead of placing by their individual race times, partners will instead place by their combined times. Run together and win together! We might call it "Sole Mates" but it doesn't matter if you pair up with your spouse, kids, significant other, best buddy, or neighbor.
All races will have a mass start at 8:45 AM for the Fun Mile and 9:00 AM for the 5K / 6.5 Mile and the course closes for all races at 11:30 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 info@fitandable.net.
WHAT'S INCLUDED WITH SOLE MATES REGISTRATION:- IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL 5K, 6.5 Mile, and Fun Mile race distances
- Race individually as usual . . . . OR . . . . as a doubles team where you and your "Sole Mate" can place by your combined finish times (separate awards for each category)
- Sole Mates finishers medal and gift included for all 5K, 6.5 Mile, & Fun Mile participants (guaranteed if signed up by January 30th). Shirts available for purchase separately.
- Over $7,000 worth of 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 on the main site.
- 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 Sole Mates please email Info@FitandAble.net for more information!
We can't wait to see you at the Sole Mates Run!
Pick your distance
Running
6.5 Mile - Individual
Runners place based on their individual time.
6.5 Mile - Doubles
Runners place based on their combined time with their teammate. * The first teammate to sign up will create the team and pay the team registration fee for both runners. The second teammate will join the team when signing up and will not be charged.
5K - Individual
Runners place based on their individual time.
5K - Doubles
Runners place based on their combined time with their teammate. * The first teammate to sign up will create the team and pay the team registration fee for both runners. The second teammate will join the team when signing up and will not be charged.
Virtual 6.5 Mile
This is a VIRTUAL race! Runners place based on their individual time.
Virtual 5K
This is a VIRTUAL race! Runners place based on their individual time.
Fun Mile
Virtual Fun Mile
This is a VIRTUAL race!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cary, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:04 AM and sets at 5:54 PM local time (EST) in Cary on February 13, 2027 — 10h 50m of daylight.
Course
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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, 50 Cary events
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