Held in conjunction with the Springfield Days festival, this is a signature race event for southern Fairfax County.  Picture hundreds of runners and walkers starting at Lee High School, winding through neighborhood streets, then flooding onto the wide expanse of Commerce Street — Springfield’s ‘main street’ in the commercial district.  Spectators cheer, live music fills the air, and determined smiles mark the faces of all those who have taken on the challenge.  At the end of Commerce Street, the 5K’ers reverse direction to take it all in again, as they return to Lee High School for a terrific track finish.  The 15K’ers separate from the 5K field at that turnaround point, and continue the adventure, dropping onto the Accotink Creek Trail, winding their way to Lake Accotink Park, taking in some lake trail, then exiting the park into the beautiful Crestwood neighborhood.  The final miles click off in the Lynbrook neighborhood, before runners drop back onto Commerce Street to make their way to Lee High School for that great track finish.

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The 15K and 5K races will begin Saturday June  2nd, 7:30 a.m.  5K participants are encouraged to finish in less than 50 minutes (that’s about 4 mph or 15:00 mile pace).  15K participants must finish in 2 hours (that’s just over 4.5 mph or 12:55 mile pace).   Participants using wheelchairs are invited to participate in the fully-accessible 5K.  A half mile noncompetitive fun run/walk for all ages will begin just after race start.  The 15K and 5K events are timed using ChronoTrack.

Parking is nearby in the Springfield Mall lot near the Men’s Warehouse at the corner of Franconia Road and Frontier Drive.  Walk across Franconia Road to our race HQ and checkin at Lee High School.  No parking at Lee High School.  Bag drop provided.

Want to help spread the word about the race?  Click here for a downloadable publicity flyer you can post, copy, and distribute.

Here is a press release for the race.

Sign up to volunteer here.

Help us by showing appreciation to our 2012 sponsors (to date)!

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495 Express Lanes / Alexandria Podiatry Associates  / Commonwealth Cooling & Heating
Courtyard by Marriott, Springfield / Fairfax County Park Authority / Hilton Springfield
LeMay & Company / Residence Inn by Marriott, Springfield / Springfield Lorton Dental Group
Springfield Veterans of Foreign Wars / TITLE Boxing Club of West Springfield
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Springfield / Trader Joe’s / Visual Ventures

Partner

Allegra Marketing Print Mail / Janice Buckley, Realtor / Joseph Bury, LLC Marketing /  Dan’s Van Lines / DC’s Toughest Trainer
Debbie Dogrul Associates, Long & Foster / Defense Mechanism, Inc. / E & M Collision Center and UHaul / Great Harvest Bread
Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Dept. Station #22 / ING Financial Advisors / Intermix / King Street Bluegrass / Mariachi Estrellas
Supervisor Jeff McKay / Navy Federal Credit Union / Patriot Sports Medicine / Scitor / Springfield Plaza / Springfield VFW, Post 7327
Springfield VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Post 7327 / The Bike Lane / Washington Kastles

Need More Information?

Please contact Mark Russell, Race Director, at MetroRunWalk.Mark@gmail.com.

 

 

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