Amazing Mile Children's Run: Once Upon a Run
About this race
Amazement Square invites your family to participate in the most magical and memorable kids' race in the city! The 25th Annual "Amazing Mile Children's Run: Once Upon a Run" is more than a race; it’s an adventure made just for kids. Expect big energy and enthusiastic fans for a race experience that leaves kids proud and parents smiling. Join us before and after the run for our family festival featuring discovery stations, face painting, and food trucks.
Date: September 25, 2026
Location: Amazement Square (27 9th Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504)
Distance: 1/4, 1/2, and 1 Mile Races
T-Shirt: Event t-shirt guaranteed before September 11 registration. A limited number of additional shirts will be available on a first-come basis at packet pickup.
Awards: Medals will be awarded to all registered participants upon completion of the race. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female finishers in the 1 Mile race only will be awarded a cash prize.
Festival Start Time: 5:00 p.m.
Race Start Time: 6:00 p.m.
Early Packet Pickup: Thursday, September 24, 2026 l 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Amazement Square
Day of Packet Pickup: 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. at Amazement Square
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Running
25th Annual Amazing Mile Children's Run 1/4 Mile Run
25th Annual Amazing Mile Children's Run 1/2 Mile Run
25th Annual Amazing Mile Children's Run 1 Mile Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 23 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lynchburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 7:11 PM local time (EDT) in Lynchburg on September 24, 2027 — 12h 05m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 23 Lynchburg events
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