There's still time to sign up for Fleet Feet's popular Pumpkin Run, but registration closes soon — at 11:59 p.m. Thursday.

This fall family classic, proceeds from which benefit the local YMCA, features a 4K trail run on the "Pumpkin Loop" through Carolina North Forest. It starts at 5 p.m. Saturday near the CNF's entrance.

Awards go to top finishers, as well as to those wearing the best costumes.

The run costs $25 per entrant. Space is limited and proceeds benefit the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA's We Build People Campaign.

See http://www.fleetfeetcarrboro.com/racing/premier-events/pumpkin-run for details or to register.

The “Angels Among Us” 5K Run & Family Fun Walk will be held Saturday, starting near the corner of Erwin Road and Flowers Drive.
The certified 5K run and walk are held to benefit the Duke Brain Tumor Center of the Duke Compreshensive Cancer Center.
Entry for either event is free for kids 12 and under. For everyone else, registration costs $30 and begins on-site at 7 a.m. on race day. The 5K starts at 8 a.m.
For more information, call (919) 667-2614.

The sound of the first footsteps on the course will be heard about 6 a.m. Saturday on a big day of running in the Triangle.

The early start on an April morning comes because the runners have a long way to go in the Umstead 100-Mile Endurance Run at Umstead Park. The field is full, but you can always cheer on the competitors.

Below is a look at some of the area's other runing events this weekend and next. Find more events in a variety of sports in the Play! Recreational Sports Calendar.

The weather is turning colder, but around the Triangle fall - and even winter - will provide great days for running in road races and cross country events.

Two of the Triangle’s bigger events on a very full fall schedule (a list is below) take place over the next two weeks, with the City of Oaks Marathon and Rex Healthcare Half Marathon on Nov. 7 and the Old Reliable Run on Nov. 14.

Nov. 7 also is World Run Day.

Eric Mack, 23, of Raleigh covered the 5K course in 15:41 to win
Saturday's Run for Our Heroes in downtown Raleigh, just beating Paul
Himberger, 24, of Raleigh, who finished in 15:44.

Erich Fielder, 26, of Cary was third in 16:35 in the second annual event, which drew nearly 1,000 participants.

The top finisher in the women's division was Kelcey Carlson, 35, of
Raleigh, who was 17th overall in 20:08. She was followed in the women's
standings by Rita Beard of Raleigh, 20, in 20:20 and Natalie Taylor,
38, of Raleigh in 20:28.

Give this race extra credit for an extra creative name.

And, this time, give the top prize to Paul Potori.

The 46-year-old Apex runner won Sunday's fourth annual Less
Fork, More Foot 5K race after finishing second last year. He covered
the certified 5K route on the Meredith College campus in Raleigh in
17:42.

Derek Fenton, 39, of Holly Springs and Elise Easterling, 22, of Chapel
Hill took home the 10K titles from the 31st annual Cary Road Race on
Saturday.

More than 1,000 participants turned out for the 10K and 5K in the
event, which is the area's oldest continuous running event.

The breezy made for a chilly morning, but the runners and the bands
turned out anyway for the third annual Bank of America Raleigh Rocks
Half Marathon http://www.ncraces.com/ on Saturday.

The first runners to complete the scenic-but-challenging 13-mile course
were two frequent entrants in area races, Marc Jeuland and Kristy
Friel, who added more top finishes to their lists by winning the men's
and women's overall championships. (Top men's and women's overall and
masters finishers are listed below.)

Jeuland, 31, of Carrboro finished the scenic-but-challenging 13-mile
course in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 58 seconds, just off the race record of
1:08.37 by 2009 winner John Crews.

A threat of rain failed to keep more than 600 runners and walkers from
turning out for the 28th annual Run for the Oaks on Saturday in
downtown Raleigh.

The race is put on by the Raleigh
Parks and Recreation Department to raise money to plant oak trees in
the city known as the “City of Oaks.”

N.C. State junior Srini Iyer, 20, of Raleigh covered the 5K
route in 15:59, reported race organizer Jim Young of Young & Associates. Kimberly Bowler, 39, of Raleigh led the women with a 19:27 finish. 

A beautiful day, a record turnout and a fast field dominated by Raleigh's Joseph Moore highlighted Saturday's 15th annual WakeMed Cary Distance Festival, part of the Triangle's Second Empire Grand Prix Series.

A record field of 461 runners and walkers registered for the 10K and 5K
road races, which were held under a sunny sky with no wind and a
temperature in the mid 50s, race organizer Jim Young of Young &
Associates reported.

Moore, 26, covered the USA Track and Field-certified 10K course in 31
minutes, 16 seconds.