Racing for Rescues
Join us on 05/07/2025
(race date estimated)Racing for Rescues Race Description
• A 1.5-mile walking course for people with or without dogs
• A unique event t-shirt featuring participants' actual beloved rescue pets!
• Adoptable dogs looking to visit with YOU!
• A raffle prize of $750 in gift cards (need not be present to win)
• Complimentary snacks and beverages to help you power up
• A vendor village catering to pet owners and athletes alike
SAME-DAY REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ON-SITE!
• Receive the official event t-shirt (we can mail to anywhere in the U.S.)
• Save the lives of stray and abandoned cats and dogs!
Info, registration, and raffle tickets: www.
Second Chance Pet Adoptions is the Triangle area's oldest no-kill animal rescue organization. Since 1987, Second Chance has saved the lives of over 17,000 stray and abandoned cats and dogs. To learn more about this nonprofit organization and to see their adoptable cats and dogs, visit www.SecondChanceNC.org.

- Location: Raleigh, NC 27713
- Race Date: 2023/05/07 08:30:00 AM (Sunday)
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Categories:
- 5K
- Walk


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