The 2018 Ellie Helton Memorial 5K ~ Results

• 5K Run:- Run 3.1 Miles
• Fun Run:- Run 1 Mile

4th Annual Ellie Helton Memorial 5K and Fun Run Event

Saturday, October 13, 2018

WakeMed Soccer Park 201 Soccer Park Drive Cary, NC 27511

Ellie Helton, a vibrant, loving 14-year old, passed away on July 16, 2014 as a result of a brain aneurysm. Ellie loved God, her family and friends, superheroes, Reese\'s Peanut Butter Cups and pizza. She was a unique spirit who loved life, was accepting of others and persevered in everything she tried. This race is run in honor of this special girl and to raise awareness and funds for research. "...and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.\" Hebrews 12:1 This year our event will be raising funds to support our Chair of Research in Honor of Ellie Helton to help the Foundation in their mission to promote early detection of brain aneurysms by providing knowledge and raising awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors. Work with the medical communities to provide support networks for patients and families, as well as to further research that will improve patient outcomes and save lives.

WakeMed Soccer Park hosts multiple high school cross-country races. Including dual meets, high school conference championships, Mid-East Region Championship, and the Nike Team Southeast National Regional meets. The course starts and ends behind the practice fields and runs along the perimeter of the grounds. It is known to give personal bests even with a difficult hill which must be run twice. The course record for the 5k distance is 14:32.2 by Brodey Hasty at the 2016 Great American Cross Country Festival. In recent years it has held the Atlantic Coast Conference's conference championship. Course Map

WakeMed Soccer Park:
• 201 Soccer Park Drive
• Cary, NC
• 27511

• Map & Directions - google maps

From Interstate 40 Eastbound (From Chapel Hill, Durham)

• Take the Cary 54 exit (exit 290) off Interstate 40.
• Turn right at the top of the exit ramp, heading toward Cary.
• Turn left onto Southeast Maynard Road.
• Take a left on Chatham Street after crossing the railroad tracks.
• WakeMed Soccer Park is ½ mile on the right.

From Interstate 40 Westbound (From Fayetteville, Wilmington)

• Take exit 291 (Cary Towne Boulevard)
• Turn right onto Cary Town Boulevard
• Turn right onto Southeast Maynard Road.
• Turn right onto East Chatham Street.
• WakeMed Soccer Park will be ½ mile on the right.

From Downtown Cary

• Head east on Chatham Street toward Raleigh.
• WakeMed Soccer Park will be on the right.

From Raleigh/Beltline

• From the Beltline, take the Western Boulevard exit and head west toward Cary.
• Continue after the merger with Hillsborough Street until the road becomes East Chatham Street.
• WakeMed Soccer Park will be on the left, one-half mile before the Maynard Road intersection

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 _ 2018 Results at: itsyourrace.com 

 _ 2017 Results at: itsyourrace.com 
 _ 2016 Results at: itsyourrace.com or athlinks.com
 _ 2015 Results at: athlinks.com

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