bow-WOW-walk
About this race
The bow-WOW-walk is where Charlottesville comes together to strut their mutts, celebrate community, and spend a joy-filled morning outdoors with the people (and pups) you love. It’s a family-friendly, dog-forward celebration of movement, wellness, and care. Complete with optional competitive 5k trail run, Kids Dash for racers under 8 years old, vendors, face paint, food trucks, dog contests, raffles and more!
The annual bow-WOW-walk is critical to funding the lifesaving mission of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. Thank YOU for making a difference in the lives of animals in your community and beyond!
**This event is rain or shine!!**
Pick your distance
Trail running
5K Trail Run
This is a 5K trail run. No dogs permitted for the 5K for the safety of all participants.
Walking
Dog Walk
This is a fun community dog walk. Dogs must be on leash.
Junior Dog Walk
Under 18 years of age Dog Walk. This registration also comes with a wristband, granting access to all other Youth activities. Dogs must be on leash.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 16 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Charlottesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets at 8:12 PM local time (EDT) in Charlottesville on May 9, 2026 — 14h 03m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — bow-WOW-walk
5K Trail Run · 35 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Mazur | 20:44 | 6:40 /mi |
| 2 | Broc Miller | 21:27 | 6:54 /mi |
| 3 | Kevin Crowe | 23:15 | 7:29 /mi |
| 4 | Ty Grisham | 24:34 | 7:54 /mi |
| 5 | Lance Zimmerly | 25:14 | 8:07 /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, 38 Charlottesville events
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