2 events in Martinsville, Virginia

Nail the Rail 9 Miler and 5 Miler

Location: Dick & Willie Passage’s Virginia Avenue Trailhead

1094 Virginia Ave.

Martinsville, VA 24112

Schedule: 7:30-8:45 am Race Day Registration & Packet Pick Up

9:00 am Race Start

The popular Nail the Rail 5 & 9 Miler - event is back for 2026. Runners attempt to NAIL the RAIL by running the 9 mile course in 60 minutes or less. A simple concept. Start at milepost -0- at the Dick & Willie Passage’s Virginia Avenue Trailhead. Run to trail Milepost 4.5. Turn around and run back to milepost -0-Runners of all abilities welcome. Whether you run 50 minutes or an hour and 50 minutes, you accomplish something that a majority of folks cannot. You run 9 miles! The 5 Mile race will be run simultaneously with turnaround at trail milepost 2.5.