Chrysanthemum Virtual Race | Language of Flowers Series 1M 5K 10K Half Marathon & Marathon
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Chrysanthemum Virtual Race | Language of Flowers Series 1M 5K 10K Half Marathon & Marathon

McDonough, Georgia, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Chrysanthemum Virtual Race 2026


Language of Flowers Series
1M • 5K • 10K • 13.1 • 26.2

The Chrysanthemum symbolizes quiet resilience, endurance, loyalty, and strength through life's changing seasons. While its blooms arrive as summer fades, the chrysanthemum stands as a reminder that beauty and purpose continue even during times of transition.

Join us for the Chrysanthemum Virtual Race and celebrate the strength that carries us forward through challenges, growth, and new beginnings. Whether you're running, walking, hiking, or completing your miles your own way, every step is a reminder that perseverance creates its own kind of beauty.

Choose your distance:
🌼 1 Mile
🌼 5K
🌼 10K
🌼 13.1 Miles
🌼 26.2 Miles

This race is part of our Language of Flowers Series, where each flower represents a meaningful message and every medal tells a story.

Complete your race anytime between September 1 and December 31, 2026.

Our beautiful Chrysanthemum medal features rich autumn-inspired colors and celebrates the flower's message of Quiet Resilience. The back of the medal includes the series motto:

"Where Every Mile Blooms."

Charity Partner
We are proud to donate 15% of every registration to an organization dedicated to protecting wildlife, preserving natural habitats, and helping communities coexist with nature. Their work safeguards vulnerable species and helps ensure that future generations can enjoy the beauty of the natural world.

Registration Includes
🏅 Stunning Chrysanthemum Finisher Medal
🎽 Official Race Bib (digital)
📈 Ability to submit your results
💛 A meaningful race experience celebrating resilience and growth

These medals start shipping out in August 2026!

Run your race. Embrace resilience. Let every mile bloom.

*Charity Disclaimer:
We are not a nonprofit organization — we simply believe in supporting great causes whenever we can. A portion of your race registration is donated to a charitable organization. Over the last 13 years we have donated more than $1 million to charities around the world. 

Due to certain legal restrictions, we're unable to publicly list specific charities associated with each event. However, you're welcome to email us at support@virtualrunevent.com for more information on which charity this race benefits and to get a list of our charity donations throughout the years. 

 What is a Virtual Race?                             

A virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym or on the track (or ev en at another race). You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself. Running and walking on your own, or with friends! And your medal will be shipped directly to you. Complete a virtual 5Ks, 10K, half marathon and more! 

Each race benefits a difference charity

For each of our virtual races, we choose a charity to donate a portion of each registration to. We’ve already raised more than $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events!  Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.

Pick your distance

Running

1 Mile

Sep 19, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

5K

Sep 19, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

10K

Sep 19, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Half Marathon

Sep 19, 2026 Half-Marathon 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Marathon

Sep 19, 2026 Marathon 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in McDonough, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 19.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
69.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 14m

The sun rises at 7:22 AM and sets at 7:37 PM local time (EDT) in McDonough on September 19, 2026 — 12h 14m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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2026 results — Chrysanthemum Virtual Race | Language of Flowers Series 1M 5K 10K Half Marathon & Marathon

Marathon · 1 finisher

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Chrysanthemum Virtual Race | Language of Flowers Series 1M 5K 10K Half Marathon & Marathon
Place Name Time Pace
1 Wendy Golden 6:00:53 13:46 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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, 40 McDonough events

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