23rd Annual Percival’s Island Firecracker 5-Miler

Percival's Island - Blackwater Creek Natural Area 1200 Concord Turnpike, Lynchburg, VA, United States

Start your 4th of July celebration with Percival's Island Firecracker 5 Miler! Lynchburg is known as the "Hill City"....but this course is flat, flat, flat.  The start finish is located at the Blackwater Creek Natural Area Percival's Island in downtown Lynchburg and the course follows the Blackwater Creek Bikeway...a paved rails to trails path along […]

3rd Annual KEMPER’S DOWNHILL MILE

What's one of the fastest ways to a 1 mile personal best? A downhill mile of course! Join us Friday evening for the Kemper Downhill Mile. Fun, Downhill, and FAST are words that best describe this course. The event is the final event of the 2025 Spring/ Summer Lynchburg Road Runners Race Series. THE LEGEND […]

Deck the Heels 5K Night Run

Booker Building - AltaVista, VA 400 Broad Street, Alta Vista, VA, United States

Held the second Saturday of December each year, The Deck the Heels 5k is not only a fun race, but, it is also a huge holiday extravaganza with Santa and Mrs. Clause, food, hot chocolate, music, and more! And of course there’s medals for those who complete the race. The race begins and ends at […]