5K Vfw 6527 Run/Walk For Warriors
About this race
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Harris-Hannah Post 6527 in Greenwood, Arkansas, will be hosting a chipped-timed 5K Run/Walk for Warriors on October 24, 2026. All monies raised will be used to help local veterans in-need.
* The 5K check-in between 8-8:45am at our VFW POST on the Square in Greenwood, AR, at 305 E Center St.
* OUR STARTING POINT IS AT THE COAL MINER's MEMORIAL, NEXT TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
* The route will take you STRAIGHT ACROSS Bell Road, pass behind the high school and back down Main Street, with a finish at Town Square. WE WILL HAVE CLEAR MARKERS ON THE ROAD, PERSONNEL AT EACH TURN, AND A NEW MAP POSTED BEFOREHAND for you.
* The race will be officially chipped and timed with Jaymax Race Timing Services, and volunteers will man various locations along the route.
* MEDALS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
* Top place medals in different age categories and t-shirts for the first 250 to register.
*THIS YEAR* Placement medals for FASTEST and CUTEST (DOG) COSTUME (1ST, 2ND, 3RD PLACE EACH CATEGORY)
If you have any questions, please contact GARY SANDERS by email at gsanders118@hotmail.com
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5K VFW 6527 RUN/WALK FOR WARRIORS
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Harris-Hannah Post 6527 in Greenwood, Arkansas, will be hosting a chipped-timed 5K Run/Walk for Warriors on October 24, 2026. This is a great event for a very worthy cause. All monies raised will be used to help or assist local veterans in-need within our community. Often, we will assist a brother/sister-in-arms with either a utility bill, groceries, providing a ride to an appointment, or help with a repair, among other things. We are veterans helping veterans, and if you would like to join us on our mission, we encourage and greatly appreciate you to making a donation today. “Nobody Does More For Veterans” God bless, GARY SANDERS, VFW Post 6527 Commander
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Greenwood, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:31 AM and sets at 6:31 PM local time (CDT) in Greenwood on October 24, 2026 — 10h 59m of daylight.
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- Greenwood Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 4 Greenwood events
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