Healthy Strides 5K 10K

🎉 Race Overview

Thank you for your interest in the Healthy Strides 5K/10K we have SOLD OUT! We are still looking for volunteers, please click the links below if you want to volunteer.

👐 Volunteer Opportunities

We are also looking for volunteers:

• Support: Support the Healthy Strides 5K/10K by becoming a volunteer! Parking attendants, race-course attendants, and race supporters/enthusiasm spreaders wanted.
• Individual Sign Up: Healthy Strides Volunteer Sign Up - Individuals
• Group Sign Up: Healthy Strides Volunteer Sign Up - Groups

🏃‍♀️ Race Details

A Race for Justice...or Domination! Declare your allegiance on the course. Rally the masses for the 5K (3.1 Miles) run, walk, or roll — a popular route for the masses. For those seeking true glory (or villainous renown), charge through the rugged trials of the 10K (6.2 Miles) trail run. Fairfax County Park Authority invites you to join your community and friends for the Healthy Strides 5K/10K on May 2, 2026. Participants in the 10K must be able to maintain faster than a 17-minute mile and finish by 9:30am.

📝 Registration Information

• Capacity: 550 max participants – reserve your spot today!
• Technical Tee: Register early to reserve your spot and technical tee. Ladies' sizes are fitted and run small.
• Registration Deadline: Online registration closes on March 31st. Race registration may close early upon sell-out.
• No Late Registration: There will be no late registration during packet pick up or on race day.

👶 Tots/Kids Dash

The event also features a Tots/Kids Dash (2-5 & 6-10 years old). This is a short dash to the finish line for 5K participants' kids. Tots/Kids Dash participants and their family and friends must wait until the 5K and 10K are over before leaving Burke Lake Park. We welcome you to enjoy the playground or cheer for the 5K/10K runners, as well as partake in the post-5K/10K refreshments and party!

💵 Registration Fees

• 5K/10K: November 1st-December 31st: $35: January 1st-March 31st: $40
• Tots/Kids Dash: November 1st-December 31st: $15: January 1st-March 31st: $20
• No Timing Chip: Kids registered in the Tots/Kids Dash will not receive a timing chip on their bib.
• Participation: Children registered in the 5K may also participate in the Tots/Kids Dash.

🏞️ Course Information

The 5K course follows a tree-lined, paved road through the park and is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Runners who want to step up their challenge can take on the 6.2-mile wooded trail that circles the lake. Runners in the 10K must be able to maintain faster than a 17-minute mile and finish by 9:30 am.

📅 Event Schedule

Friday, May 1, 2026: Festivities Begin! Packet pick-up opens at the Burke Lake Park Ice Cream Parlor from 2-7pm. Registrants will receive a Healthy Strides 5K/10K reusable grocery tote at packet pickup.

Saturday, May 2, 2026: Race Day!

• 6:20am: Burke Lake Park Opens to Healthy Strides Participants.
• 6:30-7:15am: Race Day packet pick-up opens.
• 7:40am: Kids Dash starts!
• 7:45am: 10K starts!
• 7:50am: 5K starts!

🏆 Awards and SWAG

The awards ceremony will conclude our event. All finishers will earn a commemorative finisher medal. Awards and bragging rights go to the top 3 overall male and female finishers in each the 5K and the 10K, then the top 3 male and female finishers in both the 5K and the 10K for the following age groups: 19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 & over.

☔ Weather Policy

This is a rain-or-shine event. This event is non-refundable. No refunds will be given in the event of bad weather.

🅿️ Parking Information

Park roads close to traffic at 7:30am. Please allow plenty of time on the morning of the race, so you and your spectators are parked before 7:30am. Please allow 5-10 minutes to walk from the parking lot to the start line at Shelter A. Race Participant parking in the Shelter A lot is prohibited.

⏱️ Timing and Results

Healthy Strides 5K/10K is professionally timed by Commonwealth Race Management using the ChronoTrack B disposable tag system. Your tag will be attached to your bib. Results are available immediately after the race and are posted on www.prraces.com.

💖 Community Support

A portion of the proceeds goes to the Fairfax County Park Foundation to support beautiful Burke Lake Park.

Support our event by volunteering

Race webpage with updates, volunteering opportunities, and sponsorship information at Healthy Strides 5K/10K.