The Bel Monte Endurance Races

Date: Friday, July 4th, 2025

Start time: 7:30am

Location: Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton, VA

Join the Fun at Staunton’s Largest 5K Race!

Experience the excitement of the Firecracker 5K, Staunton’s biggest and most competitive 5K event! Our gently rolling course winds through beautiful Gypsy Hill Park, drawing enthusiastic runners and crowd support-especially as the city gears up for the Happy Birthday America parade following the race.

All participants receive a commemorative race shirt (while supplies last), and top finishers will earn awards for overall placement and age group categories.

All proceeds from the race benefit the Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope Program, supporting local families on their journey to stability and self-sufficiency.

This is a rain or shine event. Don’t miss out on the fun-register today and race for a great cause!

Registration:

Register by 5/27: $25 (guaranteed unisex t-shirt option)

5/28-7/3, 11pm: $30 (t-shirt while supplies last)

7/4: $35 (register ONLINE ONLY up until 7am race day)

NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION

Packet pick-up: Early Packet Pick Up will take place at Sole Focus Running Shop, 210 N Central Ave, Staunton VA on Thursday, July 3, NOON-6pm. Race Day packet pick-up, 6:30-7:15am at Gypsy Hill Park.

Awards:

Awards will be given to the top 3 overall male and female finishers, and to the top winner in each age group: 10 & under, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-36, 37-45, 46-55, 56-65, 66-75, 76 & over.

This race is a challenging run through the beautiful neighborhoods of our city. Participants receive a race day t-shirt, run a course with fully stocked aid stations, and enjoy a post-race awards ceremony along with food & drink. You can also run with the satisfaction of knowing that a portion of your race fee will be donated to our local Relay for Life chapter.

The Summer Sweat 5K is the 3rd race in the 4-race series. Why run just one when you can run all four! To learn more and sign up for other Run the Valley race series races visit www.RuntheValley.com. Run the Valley Race Series races include:

Mad Anthony Mud Run (February)

Park to Park 1/2 Marathon (April)

Summer Sweat 5K (July)

Fall Foliage 10K (October)

The Fall Foliage race has taken place in Waynesboro for over 40 years. The course takes you on a brisk fall run through the charming neighborhoods and a scenic riverside greenway path. Fall is a beautiful time in the Shenandoah Valley and the perfect time for this family friendly race. Your registration includes aid stations along the course, finish line refreshments, and a post-race awards ceremony. Each participant will also receive a custom finishers medal and a long sleeve race shirt.

The Fall Foliage 10K is the 4th and final race in the 4-race series. Why run just one when you can run all four! To learn more and sign up for other Run the Valley race series races visit www.RuntheValley.com (Run the Valley Race Series races include:

Mad Anthony Mud Run (February)

Park to Park 1/2 Marathon (April)

Summer Sweat 5K (July)

Fall Foliage 10K (October)

Rally your friends and embark on the adrenaline-pumping journey of running a 5K while dodging zombies throughout Camp Shenandoah!

This thrilling course will take you through Camp Shenandoah, weaving through hills and woods along Little North Mountain out in Swoope, VA. Explore our trails while evading hungry zombies.

Each participant will be equipped with a belt holding three flags, symbolizing your lives. Your mission is to safeguard these lives from the pursuing zombies eager to snatch them away. Successfully cross the finish line with at least one flag intact, and you've "survived." Finish with no flags left, and you've been "infected."

This isn't a race against the clock, but a race for survival. Every runner will be awarded a medal upon crossing the finish line. Will your medal proudly proclaim you as a "Survivor" or mark you as "Infected?" The challenge awaits, and the adventure is unpredictable!

Do you have what it takes to survive the Zombie Apocalypse at Camp Shenandoah?