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.

For the third year, Triangle athletes have an easy trip to USA Triathlon's April 24-25 National Duathlon Festival - less than three hours' drive to Richmond, Va. - but if you're planning to enter, you should hurry.

Registration for the run-bike-run competition already is near last
year's total of more than 1,700 entrants, USA Triathlon said. (The
schedule is below.)

Entries for the featured event, the USAT Duathlon Age Group National Championship - a 5K run, a 38K bike ride and a finishing 5K run -  on Tuesday reached 1,121, and entries for all events had totaled 1,432.

248, 74 and 15:05:03 are just some of the numbers from the weekend's race.

Love the idea of getting out and moving for a good cause, but posses a pair of knees that aren't so charitable? Check out the Triangle Arthritis Walk scheduled for April 18. The walk is part of Let's Move Together, a new campaign by the Arthritis Foundation intended to help folks ward off or treat arthritis. (Fact: About 46 million Americans — 1 in 5 of us — suffer from arthritis.)

And talk about user friendly, the Triangle Arthritis Walk is billed as  "family-friendly, dog-friendly." There'll be a kids carnival, health fair, snacks and prizes; a performance by The Bouncing Bulldogs (jump ropers extraordinaire); demonstrations of yoga and Tai Chi for folks with arthritis; and, perhaps best of all, if you can't do the whole three-mile walk, there's a one-mile option. No, wait, even better: It has a sleep-in friendly start time of 10 a.m. Participants must raise a minimum of $25 (that scores your a T-shirt!). The walk is at the Imperial Center in Durham.

For more info or to register, go here. For information on other walks and runs this spring, go here.

A reminder that the spring version of last fall's inaugural Fit-tastic run-a-5K-in-just-13-weeks program kicks off Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at The Athlete's Foot store in Cameron Village. For $35, you get fitness screenings, a program training resource booklet, weekly training sessions, coaching and much, much more. (How much more you can find out by clicking here.) The goal: To have you ready to tackle the Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure 5K on June 13.

The goal of the fall Fit-tastic program was the Monster Dash. 

If you didn't get a chance to run through the streets of downtown Raleigh Sunday in kilt or a skirt, here's another event you might consider (another run in our growing list of spring 5K runs and walks). It's the Triangle Builds Smiles and Walks Miles walk April 18 at 10 a.m. at Bond Park in Cary. The event benefits the Oral Cancer Foundation. Registration is $20 and includes a T-shirt.

More info by emailing trianglesmiles@gmail.com or calling 380-7624.

And some without shorts. (But it's OK, they were wearing kilts).

Another run to add to our list of spring 5Ks: the St. Timothy's School Spring Sprint, April 18, 9:30 a.m. (1-mile fun run is at 9 a.m.), St. Timothy's School, 4523 Six Forks Road beside North Hills Shopping Area. Benefits the Wake Med Pediatric Diabetes Program. More info, registration at www.active.com and www.sportoften.com.

For already posted runs, go here.

Up for a long venture in the woods this Saturday? At a fast pace, a really fast pace?

Looking for a 5K? How about Run the Buck?