Mountain State Forest Festival 10K and 5K Run/Walk and Pump -n- Run

🏃‍♂️ Mountain State Forest Festival 10K and 5K Run/Walk and Pump -n- Run

Date: September 28, 2025

Location: 400 Davis Avenue, Elkins, WV

For more details, visit: Race Registration.

🎉 Event Sponsors

• SEVEN Performance
• Alpenglow Dental
• Broughton's Sports
• Carte Hall & Associates A.C.
• Elkins Builders Supply
• Davis Electrical Service
• Vandalia Health Davis
• Pump -n- Run sponsored by Elkins Anytime Fitness

🕒 Event Schedule

• 7:00 a.m. - Registration at Anytime Fitness for Pump -n- Run
• 10:30 a.m. - Registration Begins in the Elkins/Randolph County Y.M.C.A
• 12:30 p.m. - Runners & Walkers Step Off
• 12:45 p.m. - Kids Run Step Off (Kids 1 Mile Challenge FREE to Kids 10 and under. Registration the day of the event onsite.)

📜 Rules and Regulations

• Course Completion: Runners shall complete the course as marked and directed.
• Registration Compliance: Runners/Walkers must complete the course in which they have registered.
• Committee Decisions: All decisions of the committee as to finish time, place and any disqualifications shall be final.
• Age Requirement: Must be 18 to participate in the Pump -n- Run.

🏅 Awards

10K RUN:

• Trophies: First and Second overall finishers (male/female).
• Age Divisions: First and second to age divisions (male/female).
• Age Groups: 19-Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-Over.

5K RUN:

• Trophies: First and Second overall finishers (male/female).
• Age Divisions: First and second to age divisions (male/female).
• Age Groups: 19-Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-Over.

Pump -n- Run:

• Trophies: First and Second overall finishers (male/female).
• Age Divisions: First and second to age divisions (male/female).
• Age Groups: 18-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-Over.

🌲 About the Mountain State Forest Festival

2025 marks the 87th year of the Mountain State Forest Festival, one of the largest and oldest festivals in West Virginia. The Mountain State Forest Festival promotes the beauty and splendor of the West Virginia mountains and plays a major role in our local and state economy. This year's festival, with the theme of Embrace Nature's Charm, includes nightly live music and entertainment in the beautiful downtown amphitheater, a lumberjack competition, forestry and wood exhibits, juried art show, photography exhibit, quilt show, arts and crafts, amusement rides, three parades, and the Royal Coronation of Queen Silvia.