18 events in Alexandria, Virginia

Thaw your frozen feet by walking or running this great 5K on the beautiful Episcopal High School Campus in Alexandria, Virginia!

All ages welcome.

The first 200 racers will receive a JTI headband or stadium cup. Hot Chocolate for all finishers! This race will be professionally timed.

JUST TRYAN IT provides financial assistance to families with a child in cancer treatment. All funds raised by this event will support local families struggling to pay the bills while their child is in treatment for cancer. Register to race then claim and share your fundraising page to encourage your friends and family to donate and help families in need.

Please join Old Town Run Club (OTRC) for our "May the Force be with you" Kids 1 Miler and 5K at Cameron Run Regional Park, Alexandria VA. We will honor National Star Wars Day on Sunday May 3rd, and we are looking forward to a fun day of races with lots of kids and silly adults dressed up as their favorite Star Wars character. We will have awesome prizes for best costumes. The course is a picturesque wooded run through one of the prettiest parks in NOVA. Strollers and dogs (on leashes) are most welcome.

Post race celebration will be held at Atlas Brew Works, 2429 Mandeville Lane, Alexandria VA 22332. Join in the fun, great beer, Andy's Pizza on site. Recommend you catch up on the movies as their will be Star Wars Team Trivia at Atlas. The winning team will receive a $100.00 Gift Card, prizes for second and third place. Check out Atlas and Andy's Pizza @ facebook.com/atlasbrewworks.

Package Pick-up will be at Atlas Brew Works on Saturday 2 May 2026 from 1-5 PM. On site registration and packet pick up will be available on the day of the event.

All registered runners who have signed up before 17 April 2026, will receive a Dry-fit short sleeve shirt. You can pick "Empire" (Black) or "Rebellion" (Olive). All registered runners or walkers who finish the race will receive a Light Sword. With your registration your race bib will have x2 vouchers redeemable for pizza and a drink post race at Atlas Brew-works and Andy’s Pizza.

This event is part of a series of runs that Old Town Run Club host's on behalf of our Charity, Tunnel to Towers (T2T.org). The mission of the foundation is to honor the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. The charity tirelessly continues to honor and support our military and first responders who continue to make the supreme sacrifice of life and limb for our country. Please help us in raising awareness and donations for Tunnel to Towers, and the incredible impact they make everyday for our beloved military service members, our firefighters, our police officers and all our first responders. All profits from the event will go to Tunnel to Towers.

Please donate if you can, sharing our direct link to T2T:

http://dogood.t2t.org/OldTownRunClub25

If you have a minute, we invite you to read "Stephens Story" https://t2t.org/stephens-story/

Stephens life and heroic death serve as a reminder to us all to live life to the fullest and to spend our time here on earth doing good - this is his legacy.

One of Stephens favorite sayings and the motto he lived by; "While we have time, let us do good!" - St Francis of Assisi

*Old Town Run Club Inc. is a 501(c)3 non profit public charity registered in the US under EIN 99-1978309

Visit us at Oldtownrunclub.org

BEST Kids is a local nonprofit organization with a mission to connect with youth in foster care and youth who are at risk to build healthy and successful futures through long-lasting mentoring relationships.

Join us Saturday May 9th, 2026 for our 14th Annual Superhero 5K and Fun Run!

The Fun Run distance is 0.5 miles and is geared toward our younger runners. Parents/Guardians should help their smaller Superheroes through the fun run.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Step 1 – REGISTER for the race

Step 2 – Show up at Fort Hunt Park on May 9th!

OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:

SHARE our event with your friends and family throughout the DMV area. Follow on social media at @bestkidsdc for all event details.

CREATE run teams – Creating a team allows you to implement team time goals, or simply empower your friends to remain active during this time of social distancing. Feel free to come up with creative themes and team names.

PARTICIPATE in our fun, family-friendly engagement activities on race day!

INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING - We encourage you to BECOME AN INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER if you are willing and able.

We are excited about this engaging opportunity and hope you will join in on the fun. Please remember that not only does this run promote fun and health, but it is also a major contributing factor to positively impacting the youth that we serve. YOUR PARTICIPATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

THANK YOU for helping us support our community by helping youth in foster care and youth who are at-risk.

5K (In-Person Race) Details and Updates:

Hello BEST Kids Superheroes!

We are so excited to be with you in person for our 14th Annual Superhero 5K and Fun Run this Saturday, May 9th at Fort Hunt Park, Alexandria, VA. We wanted to provide you with some information in preparation for the race. Check-in will be from 7:00AM – 7:45AM. The Fun Run will start at 8:00AM The adult and youth 5K race will begin promptly at 8:30AM. . This is a rain or shine event, therefore the event will still take place even if it rains. Lastly, we encourage you to dress up like your favorite superhero. It is not mandatory, but we would love for you to join in on the fun!

Parking

Parking lots are located near the start of the event. We will be at Pavilion A.

Again, we are so excited to see all of you. Thank you for your support and cooperation in advance. We expect this to be a fun-filled and safe event all in support of our youth in foster care.

If you’d like to share any photos of your participation please email them to [email protected] or you can tag us on social media @bestkidsdc.

Again, we are so excited for you to support BEST Kids' youth in this way. You are running for a great cause. We encourage you to have fun and be safe.