Arkema 5K Race & One Mile Fun Run
About this race
The Arkema 5K Race & One Mile Fun Run is an annual fundraising run supporting the Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, the Chatham Rescue Squad, and various qualified local charities, schools, and school organizations serving Chatham and Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
While both runs support fundraising, they are competitive. The primary 5K course features challenging elevation changes with no switchbacks. The One Mile Fun run is a great introductory, family friendly course featuring moderate elevations and no switchbacks. One escort can accompany any One Mile Fun child for free!
Registration. Participants are encouraged to register through this website, but there is a manual registration form. Additionally, participants can register the morning of the race. T-Shirts are not guaranteed if registration is on race day.
Break a Record. The 5K course maintains a $250 cash bounty for breaking a course record. The cash bounty is available for both the male and female course records. Dale Ball holds the men's course record with a 15:55 set on October 13, 2001. Allison Peters holds the women's course record with a 18:52 established on October 12, 2013. Both records are over a decade old. They need to be shattered.
Do you like hardware? This race has the bling. The 5K course has awards for walkers, runners, and teams (men's, women's, mixed). The Arkema 5K run includes top three awards for male and female runners in the following age groups: 0-14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69, 70-74; 75-79; and 80 & Over. The 5K walk includes top three awards for the male and female walkers in the following age groups: 0-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; and 80 & Over. First place team awards are provided for men, women, and mixed teams. The one mile fun run has awards for the top three boys and girls aged 12 & Under. Finally, there is an overall male and female award for the fastest finisher.
Take it easy. The One Mile Fun Run is open to anyone, but it is a separate course for kids and families. A single parent is welcomed to escort a young runner for FREE. Or, they can push a stroller. Or walk. Ribbons are provided for all finishers for girls and boys 12 & Under. Medals are provided for the top three fastest boys and girls aged 12 & Under.
Nominate Your Local Charity. Both the online and paper registration forms features a selection, "Please nominate one local community organization, non-profit, or school to fund." As a charity race, all runners and race volunteers get a nomination. All participants have a voice and can direct funds to a favorite local organization serving Chatham or Pittsylvania County. (Internal school organizations are also acceptable.) The Race Committee will tabulate the nominations according to our funding dispersion guidelines and, if there are enough nominations, provide your nominated organization with a percentage of the race funding. The more nominations an organization gets, the more funding will be available to it!
Pick your distance
Running
One Mile Fun Run
The One Mile Fun Run is open to all ages, but all awards are limited to 12 & Under. Medals are provided to the top three finishers. Additionally, ribbons are provided for all finishers. Children may have one free escort. The course features moderate elevation changes and no switchbacks. It is a separate course from the 5K event.
Arkema 5K Run
Circuit runners consider this course above average in hardness. New runners typically find their lungs and legs shredded more than expected. The course does feature elevation changes, flat open areas, and no switchbacks. Your competition will NOT be your only challenge for the morning. The Men's and Women's course records both have a $250 cash bounty for breaking them, but they are both over a decade old. Prepare for a fight against the clock if you pursue them. The 5K run includes age group awards for the top three male and female runners in the following age groups: 0-14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; and 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; and 80 & Over. Teams are provided one first place award for five team members (but teams can be larger than five). Teams must have a minimum of five finishing members to qualify for the placement. Team categories include male, female, and mixed gender. All ages may participate in team competition. Declare your team at registration during the morning of the race.
Walking
Arkema 5K Walk
The 5K Walk course features elevation changes, flat open areas, and no switchbacks. Your skills at race walking will be put to the test as your competition won't be the only challenge that you'll face. The 5K walk includes age group awards for the top three male and female walkers in the following age groups: 0-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; and 80 & Over.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chatham, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 7:19 PM local time (EDT) in Chatham on September 19, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Arkema 5K Race & One Mile Fun Run
97 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Arkema 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Remos | — | — |
| 2 | Bryson Holley | — | — |
| 3 | Greyson Heater | — | — |
| 4 | Noah Campbell | — | — |
| 5 | Cameron Brammer | — | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 1 Chatham event
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