Road Race

     Fayetteville, NC

       cincodemayo10k@aol.com

    Our Race Director y Gaby

My name is Julio C. Ramírez and I'm the Race Director for the Fayetteville Annual Cinco de Mayo 10K and other races  in the area.  I directed the 400 Mile Foot-March in memory of 9-11 conducted in the island of Puerto Rico in 2002, which it was home of the first Cinco de Mayo 10K.  I am native from Linares, Nuevo Leon Mexico and after moving to the USA I came to the famous windy city of Chicago Ill.  

My goal is to run these events annually.  With your help and contribution we can make it happen "SI SE PUEDE".

 In memory of my good friend that passed away in October of 2005, We decided to change the name of the race.  In memory of him, We now call it "The John E. Norman Cinco de Mayo 10K".  John has contributed time and effort to this event, every year his family supports all of our running events and thanks to them we are where we are now.  We will keep this name in memory and every year we will donate 20% of the proceeds to his family.  Thanks John, I know you out there watching us. Our event is becoming very popular every year and we hope to become the best 10K in North Carolina.  In the past, the race has been represented by at least 5 states other than North Carolina: Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and the big city of Boston...  For those of you who made the trip to beautiful central North Carolina, please come back. 

The Cinco de Mayo 10K originated as a Fund Raiser in Puerto Rico for our soccer team Dorados de Ceiba.  The year was 2000.

A little bit of history: The Cinco de Mayo 10K is the first race ever in The Historic Downtown Fayetteville, NC. We were the first race in Fayetteville that used Championchip.  Thanks MIKE. 

 If your organization has any athletes that are potential runners and would be interested in participating in our event, please let us know.  Every year we look for new route.  Keep on eye for the race to end in our brand new Festival Park in 2006. cincodemayo10k@aol.com