Celebrate living a healthy lifestyle - freedom from hurts, hang-ups, and habits - with the inaugural It's Your Life 5k Run and Walk, sponsored by Hampden-Sydney College and Sweet Briar College through a grant from The Association of Recovery in Higher Education (www.collegiaterecovery.org). After the 5k, join us for a cookout at College Church, sponsored […]
The Charity 5k benefits student organizations on campus and is presented by Liberty University Student Activities. Post race party includes a live band and and tasty breakfast treats. For more information check out the event on YouTube.
This race began in 2003 with 100 participants. A majority of participants had "Brittany" written on their arm as they raced in honor of Brittany Groover who had died in an automobile accident in November of 2002. Now in its 13th year, this race has become an early season favorite for triathletes from across the […]
The annual Heart of Virginia Festival on Saturday, May 2, will get off to a running start with a 10 kilometer run. Those who prefer a slightly less vigorous way to begin the day may substitute a 5 kilometer fun walk instead. The 10K begins at Hampden-Sydney College, near the intersection of College Road and […]
Run 4 Their Lives is a Freedom 4/24 event that raises awareness and funds to bring sexually exploited women and children into freedom.
This 5k event is the culmination of each Girls on the Run season. Teams located throughout central Virginia gather on the campus of Sweet Briar College participate. The 5k course used the infamous "Dairy Loop".
Lighten-Up Lynchburg is a timed 5K Run/Walk to encourage activity and increase awareness about the obesity epidemic. This race is hosted by the Lynchburg Mayor's Youth Council, and a portion of the money earned will go towards raising obesity awareness. The 5K will take place at Peaks View Park--a very flat course, so predict fast […]
Celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with the Lynchburg Road Runners at the Memorial Day 10K and 2 Mile Walk. Proceeds benefit T1DE. The 10K is the Race #3 of the Lynchburg Road Runners Race Series and utilizes the Blackwater Creek Bikeway.
All are invited. Ages 1 to 101! All abilities welcome, 4 minute through 15minute milers, fast or slow sprinters. Events offered vary with the date. In general, one distance event highlightsthe evening, followed by 1-2 sprint events. Cost for runners is just one dollar. AgeGroup ribbons for awards. Meets are held each Tuesday in June.
Lynchburg Road Runners Summer Track Series. 6:30pm. Lynchburg College Track, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Celebrate National Trails Day by participating in a 5K race on High Bridge Trail State Park sponsored by Centra Southside Community Hospital. The park is a rail to trail conversion and is a wide, level surface with virtually no grade. The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. near the Main Street Plaza in Farmville, VA and will […]
You don't want to miss this summer road race tradition on the historic, shaded, streets of Peakland Place. This is the 4th race of the Lynchburg Road Runners Race Series and benefits HumanKind.
Experience why Lynchburg was named a Runner Friendly Community by the Road Runners Club of America. Yes...we host a Half Marathon in August. Finisher medal to the first 375 that complete the half distance, chip timed, technical shirt, and part of the Lynchburg Road Runners Race Series. Summer fun in Lynchburg! If 13.1 is a […]
(Fun Run), 9:00am (5k). Peaks View Park, 1147 Ardmore Dr., Lynchburg, VA.
The town of Farmville in south central Virginia has been hailed as “America’s Crucible”. The site of one of the last battles of the War Between the States and one of the first critical moments in the Battle for Civil Rights in Education, Farmville is truly the Heart of Virginia. Home to Green Front Furniture […]
The historic Genworth Virginia 10 Miler will celebrate its 42nd year on September 24-26, 2015. Join more than 4,000 runners on a historic course that has hosted participants from around the globe. The 2015 Genworth Virginia 10 Miler will be the Virginia State Championship for the Road Runners Club of America. The festivities begin Thursday […]
Youth 13 & under gather in Riverside Park each Fall to run a variety of distances. Participants 3 & under complete a 1/8 mile course, 4-5 years of age run 1/4 mile, 6-7 run 1/2 mile, and 8-12 run 1 mile. In this way, the Lynchburg community has celebrated the life and contribution Dr. John […]
Start/Finish Camp Hydaway. Liberty University Trail Race Series. LMTS Information
Lynchburg's only WOMEN'S ONLY EVENT. 8:00am start. ROAD COURSE! CHIP TIMING! Walkers and Runners Welcome. Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center, 1701 Thomson Dr., Lynchburg, VA
2480 Rivermont Ave.
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434) 846-7449
