7th Annual Weighted Angels 5k Run & Walk

🏃‍♂️ Weighted Angels 5k Overview

• Organization: Weighted Angels is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization operating out of the Virginia Peninsula. We provide weighted stuffed animals to grieving families who have experienced stillbirth and infant loss before they leave the hospital. Our mission is to make sure no family leaves the hospital with empty arms.
• Impact of Statistics: Did you know the fastest 5k ever run was completed by Joshua Cheptegei in 12 minutes and 35 seconds? With the current rate of stillbirth being 1 every 16 seconds, that means in just that short time, an average of 47 babies were born silently into this world. The current statistics are alarming and heartbreaking. These families need our support now more than ever.
• Event Purpose: Join us for the Weighted Angels 5K to raise awareness, walk/run in remembrance and honor of our loved ones, and raise funds to help us better serve the pregnancy, stillbirth, and infant loss families of Virginia.
• Participation: Your support and participation will help bring awareness during October Infant & Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month. Participants can run/walk in person or virtually this year. We would love to have you join us!

📸 Share Your Experience

• Social Media: Post your pre and post-race pictures on Facebook and Instagram!
• Tags: Tag @weightedangels, #weightedangels5k, #weightedangels, #nomoreemptyarms

📅 Packet Pick-Up

Early Packet Pick Up

• Date: Friday, October 17th, 2025 | 5:30pm-7:30pm
• Location: Billsburg Brewery, 2054 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Day of Race Registration & Packet Pick-Up

• Date: Saturday, October 18th, 2025 | 8:00am-9:55am
• Location: Billsburg Brewery, 2054 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
• Note: Day of Race Registration is allowed but the price increases to $45.00 and a T-Shirt and race entry is not guaranteed.
• Caution: There will be a pause in all registrations and packet pick-up from 9:00am-9:15am during our Memorial Service.

🕒 Race Schedule

• Memorial Service: 9:00am
• 1 Mile Zoo Fun Run: 9:30am
• 5k Run & Walk: 10:00am
• Award Ceremony: 11:30am

💵 Entry Fees

5k

• Early Bird Registration: $30 (through 7/31/2025)
• Regular Registration: $35 (08/01/2025-10/10/2025)
• Week of Registration: $40 (10/11/2025-10/15/2025, no online registration after 10/15/2025)
• Day of Registration: $45 (10/18/2025)

1 Mile Fun Run

• Early Bird Registration: $15 (through 07/31/2025)
• Regular Registration: $20 (08/01/2025-10/10/2025)
• Week of Registration: $25 (10/11/2025-10/15/2025, no online registration after 10/15/2025)
• Day of Registration: $30 (10/18/2025, no guarantee of fun run bag)

🏁 Course

• Course Description: Flat and very fast 5K course, starting and finishing on the service road at the beginning of the Virginia Capital Trail, doing a loop within the scenic, shaded Landfall at Jamestown neighborhood.
• 1 Mile Fun Run: An out-and-back of the service road paralleling Jamestown Road.

🏆 Create a Team Fundraiser

• Team Creation: Create a team to honor the memory and celebrate the lives of a loved one.
• Fundraising: Have your team fundraise for Weighted Angels through the day of the 5k.
• Recognition: The top three fundraising teams will be recognized at the event.

👶 1 Mile Zoo Fun Run

• Costume Fun: Kids can dress up in their favorite zoo animal attire for this fun race!
• Race Distance: The run will be an out-and-back 1 mile run.

🌍 Virtual Option

• Participation: Complete your walk or run in memory of a loved one virtually.
• Accessibility: If you would like to support Weighted Angels but don't live locally, you are welcome to participate virtually from wherever you are anytime through Saturday, October 18, 2025.
• Rewards: Virtual participants will receive a medal and t-shirt (must pay shipping and handling).
• Awards Eligibility: Virtual runners are not eligible for awards.

🥇 Awards

• Cash Prizes: To top three overall men and women.
• Age Groups: Awards to the top three in five-year age groups (from 14-and-under through 70-and-over).
• Walk Division: Awards to the top three men and women in the walk division.
• In-Person Only: Please note that awards are only offered for in-person runners.

🙏 Memorial Service

• Service Details: Please join us before the race event for a loving service that will recognize the sweet babies that have left us too soon.
• Bracelet Creation: Every attendee will be able to create a personalized bracelet in honor of their loved one.
• Name Submission: Submit a name under the registration section to be read aloud during the service.

🌟 Honor Your Angel

• Commemoration: Honor your angel by having their name on the back of ALL of the race t-shirts.
• Deadline: Must be submitted by 09/19/2025 to guarantee name is on the race shirts.

* This event is pet and stroller friendly - all pets must be on a leash and please remember to clean up after them!

📅 Event Details

Join us for the 7th Annual Weighted Angels 5k Run & Walk on October 18, 2025, at Billsburg Brewery, Williamsburg, VA. For more information, visit the official race page: Weighted Angels 5k.