Sean Billy (16:32) of Chapel Hill was second male at 18th City of Oaks Acorn 5K in Raleigh. WTs were 16:23 and 18:12. There were 1,379 finishers (784 women), up from 1,013 last year.
Frances Collichio of Chapel Hill was first 60-64, 27:12.
Seven local runners earned awards in the Marathon: Jack Castraino, Chapel Hill, first 14&U, 5:17:48; Charles Whitmore, third 15-19, 3:26:27; Lila Peters, Carrboro, first 20-24, 3:16:02; Hallie Pike, Carrboro, third 30-34, 3:37:41; Sarah Hurwitz, Carrboro, second, 35-39, 3:24:02; Dan Wang, first 55-59, 3:43:40; Mike Kelley, first 60-64, 3:29:28. WTs were 2:36:40 and 3:04:47 (389 finishers, down from 670 in 2023).
In the Old Reliable 10K, Emma Maras-Rassini (44:35), Chapel Hill, won the 20-24 division. WT was 38:36, with 1,811 finishers, compared to 1,487 last year.
Riley Gaines, Chapel Hill, was second 35-39, 1:36:08; Brad Frederick, third 45-49, 1:30:13; Jingmei Shen, first 50-54, 1:43:01, Liping Song, second, 1:43:19 in the HM. WTs were 1:09:48 and 1:24:45 (2,530 finishers, up from 1,933 last year).