Veterans Day 5K Fun Run or Walk at Hampton Park

🏅 Race Overview

We will be conducting a fun run or walk to honor Veterans, on Veterans Day Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Participants can run or walk in beautiful Hampton Park, Charleston, SC, or they can participate virtually at the time and place of their choosing.

👕 Registration Details

• Shirt and Medal: All registrants will receive BOTH a long sleeve SHIRT and a MEDAL, commemorating the event.
• Pickup: Participants at the event in Hampton Park will pick up their shirts and medals at the event. Virtual participants will receive their shirts and medals by mail (to a US, APO or FPO address).
• Deadline: TO BE GUARANTEED A SHIRT AND A MEDAL, YOU MUST REGISTER NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 8, 2025.

🏃‍♂️ Event Details

• Distance: For the event in Hampton Park, we will mark off a distance of 5k (going around the park 3 times) but participants can run or walk a shorter or longer distance, if they choose.
• Awards: There will be no awards or timed results, but we plan to have a time clock at the finish line so participants can note their finish times.
• Virtual Option: Virtual participants can run or walk a 5k distance (or shorter, or longer) distance at a time and place of their choosing, and will not need to submit any information about their run or walk.

🎖️ Support Our Veterans

• Donation: Participants can donate to help our veteran community. Donors who give $10 or more will be able to make their donation “in honor of”, or “in memory of”, the name of a veteran.
• Flags: For each named veteran, a 4"x6" flag, with the veteran’s name, will be prepared. Participants in the event at Hampton Park can pick up their flags at the event.
• More Information: To make a donation to support our veterans, please click on the DONATE icon at the top of this page.

📅 Key Event Information

• WHEN:
  November 8, 2025 at 9AM
• WHERE:
  Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

💔 Why It Matters

Many Low Country veterans are in need of food and other basic essentials. There are about 2,500 veterans living below the poverty line in Charleston, and one out of every five Low Country residents getting food at local food banks is a veteran. Further, over 11% of veterans, from ages 18 to 64, report food insecurity: that’s more than twice the rate for non-veterans.

This Veterans Day 5k event will help Low Country veterans who need -- and deserve -- our support. Proceeds from this event will go to organizations that provide direct support to Low Country veterans.

📞 Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about the 5k, please feel free to call Lisa Deaton at 843-224-7878.

🌐 Further Information

You can learn more and register for the race by visiting this link.