Salute to Service 5K & 1 Miler

🇺🇸 Salute to Service 5K and Kid's Mile

🏅 Presented by Tidewater Striders and City of Suffolk Parks and Recreation

🎉 Celebrate Our Heroes

Join us as we celebrate all of those who served our great country!

📍 Race Location

Race Start- Festival Park 215 W Washington Suffolk Va 23434

🏃‍♂️ Course Details

• Course: Fast, flat course in downtown Suffolk

💧 Fluids and Food

• Aid Station: There will be 1 aid station with water at about the 1.5 mark.

🎽 Amenities & Post-Race

• T-Shirts: All 5k & 1 Mile registered runners will receive a Premium T-Shirt.
• Medals: All finishers will receive Medals.
• Post-Race Hospitality: Onsite hospitality & refreshments including After-party with live Band, Beer, Pizza, Snacks, and Cold Beverages.

📅 Packet Pickups

• Early Pickup: Early Packet Pickup will be at Momac Brewing Company on Friday, November 8th, 3 pm-6 pm.
• Race Day Pickup: Race Day Packet Pickup will be from 7-7:50 am for 5K & 7-9 am for the mile on Race Day by the starting area.

⏰ Race Times

• 5K Start: The 5k race starts at 8 AM.
• 1 Mile Start: The 1 mile starts at approx 9:15 am.

🏆 Awards

• 5K Race Awards: Top 3 OVERALL Male and Female, and Top 3 Male and Female in age groups (12 & Under, 13 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, 70+) will receive awards!
• Top Walkers: Top 3 Walkers Male and Female will also receive awards.
• 1 Mile Awards: The top 3 Males and Females in age groups (6 & Under, 7 to 9, 10 to 12, and 13 & Over) will receive awards.

💪 Military Teams

• Team Competition: We are having a Military team competition between the different branches!
• Fastest Team: The top 3 males & females for each service team count for scoring!
• Eligibility: To be eligible for a service team for the fastest team you would have to serve in that branch: for the largest team, you are eligible if you or a family member served in that branch!

📝 Registration

• Deadline: Registration will be open until 7 a.m. on Race Day.

💲 Strider Plus/Legacy Runners

• Discount: Discount automatically applied at checkout through Race Day.

🔖 Club Membership Discounts

• Discount: A Club membership discount of $5.00 is available up through Race Day.
• Conditions: Discounts are automatically applied on the payment page during registration.
• Account Usage: You should use the account you used to register for the club to apply for this discount.
• Matching: We will also attempt to match on name/date of birth.

🔗 More Information

You can find more details about the race at Salute to Service 5K & 1 Miler.