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Race Intelligence

Virginia · United States

15th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K Walk

Use this page to compare course fit, registration timing, and race-weekend logistics before you commit. The primary purpose of this race is to raise funds that provide a meaningful hand up to those in need. While race registration helps cover event costs, the true impact comes from the additional support we raise togeth...

5K Virtual
Race day November 8, 2026 Sunday
Terrain Mixed Course type pending
Field size N/A Average participants
The registration link is live. Review the course, logistics, and hotel options here before you leave for the organizer site.

Snapshot

What to know before you shortlist this race

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November 8, 2026
Race day
5K, Virtual
Distance
Mixed
Terrain
N/A
Participants

Race brief

This race takes place in Virginia, United States on November 8, 2026. Use the details below to decide whether the course, logistics, and registration timeline match the type of season you are building.

Decision signals

  • Course layout details are still limited with mixed terrain.

Why This Race

The organizer pitch, translated for runners

The primary purpose of this race is to raise funds that provide a meaningful hand up to those in need. While race registration helps cover event costs, the true impact comes from the additional support we raise together. We invite you not only to register and participate, but also to seek sponsorships and encourage donations. With your help, we can extend care and support to families both locally and around the world in ways that truly make a lasting difference. Join us on SUNDAY, November 8, 2025, for our 15th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K.  This fundraiser benefits Columbia's Spend Yourself® World Hunger ministries in Falls Church and Zambia.  Sign up to run or walk virtually from wherever you are and start raising funds! Visit https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/FallsChurch/SpendYourself5k for more Please park in these green areas:   EARLY REGISTRATION KICKS OFF JUNE 1ST THRU SEPTEMBER 1ST $35.00 INDIVIDUAL $130.00 FAMILY!!!!! Regular Rate begins Sep 2nd Thru Nov 6th $40.00 individually $140.00. family ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS 11/7 AT MIDNIGHT  DUE TO CAPACITY FOR THE TRAIL BEING REACHED, THERE WILL BE NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION Please consider donating and asking friends, family and co-workers to give on your behalf.  The registration fee covers costs such as t-shirts, giveaways, and advertising, but donations are what allows us to continue God's work in Northern Virginia, and the villages in Muchila, Zambia. Packet Pick-Up will be from 6-8 PM on Friday, November 7th at Road Runner Sports 1120 W Broad St Falls Church VA 22046 and 4-6 PM on Saturday, November 8th at Columbia Church 103 W Columbia Street Falls Church VA 22046

Course Fit

Course shape, standards, and race history

This is the section to compare terrain, elevation, certification, and field context before you decide whether the race belongs on your calendar.

Elevation profile

Illustrative profile based on available elevation data. Use it as a directional planning signal, not a final course guarantee.

Actual course elevation and routing may vary from the visual estimate.

Course highlights

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Mixed terrain
Primary running surface.

Community Layer

Keep the race room close to the decision

The point of the room is not generic chatter. It is to keep stay questions, pacing nerves, meetup plans, and last-mile logistics attached to the same race page you are already using.

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15th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K Walk Room

Threads, logistics, reviews, Q&A, and live huddles for 15th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K Walk.

These opening threads are seeded to show the shape of the room before organic posts take over.

Lead thread

Where are people staying for 15th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K Walk?

Trying to keep the start line, expo, and easy food options all within a sane radius. If you have a hotel block, neighborhood, or train strategy that worked, drop it here.

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15th Annual Spend Yourself® 5K Run/3K Walk logistics huddle

Fifteen minutes on travel timing, where the expo bottlenecks are, and what people wish they knew earlier.

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Runner Signal

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Practical Questions

Questions and answers

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