Better2gether Halloween Hustle 5K & Kids Run
About this race
The Better2gether Halloween Hustle 5K & Kids Run is Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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For our runners, the course is a chip-timed 3.1-mile event.
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For our joggers and walkers, they're in for a treat - and a few tricks!
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We also have an awesome race t-shirt and themed finisher prize.
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Adventure awaits kids 12 and under in the Kids Run
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Just us at the Race Festival for a costume contest, intriguing games, petting zoo, face painting, food and more!
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There’s something for everyone at this festive, family-friendly event!
Pick your distance
Running
Runners
Select this sign-up if you would like to be chip-timed for the 5k race.
Virtual Run/Walk
Select this option if you want to participate in the event, but live out of town or prefer to do your 5k on your own! T-shirt available only at packet pick-up. Sorry, no mailed packets.
Kids Run (12 & under)
The Kids Run is where adventure await! Kids 12 and under will find clues along the trail, encounter spooktacular treats that will prepare them to solve the case: the race festival. As they finish, each child will receive a themed finisher prize. *Note- If an adult participates in the Kids Run with their child, the adult must also register for the Kids Run.
Walking
Walkers
Select this sign-up if you do not wish to be chip-timed for the 5k race.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Richmond, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 6:28 PM local time (EDT) in Richmond on October 18, 2026 — 11h 07m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Better2gether Halloween Hustle 5K & Kids Run
Runners, Overall Results · 9 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
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| 1 | Seth Carroll | 18:47 | 6:04 /mi |
| 2 | Christopher Gordon | 22:47 | 7:21 /mi |
| 3 | Adem Bulbulkaya | 22:51 | 7:22 /mi |
| 4 | Jeff Schobelock | 23:05 | 7:27 /mi |
| 5 | William Hamm | 23:44 | 7:39 /mi |
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, 81 Richmond events
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