Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5K Trail Race
About this race
Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5k is the premier trail race in the Liberty Mountain Trail Series. The Half Marathon is comprised of primarily single track trail intermixed with some forest roads. The 5K course is an out and back course on a forest road.
DATE | Saturday, October 10, 2026
LOCATION | Hydaway Outdoor Center
DISTANCE | Half Marathon - 13.1 miles | 5K - 3.1 miles
START TIME | Half Marathon @ 8 A.M. | 5K @ 8:15 A.M.
PACKET PICKUP (info packet includes race shirt and bib) | Friday, October 9 – LaHaye Rotunda from Noon-6 P.M. |
T-SHIRT | Featured giveaway t-shirt is guaranteed before Oct 1st registration. A limited number of extra shirts will be available on a first-come basis at packet pickup.
AWARDS | Awards will be given to the top 3 male & female overall winners, top 3 male & female in each age group, and top male & female masters (>40 years of age) overall winners. All finishers of the half-marathon will receive a finisher award. Overall awards will be ranked by gun time, age group awards will be ranked on chip time.
Door prizes will also be given out throughout the event.
*LMTS FINISHER AWARDS | Awards will be given to all runners who participate in all 5 LMTS 2026-2027 races in April 2027 (Deep Hollow, Valley View, Reindeer Run, Arctic 5k, King of the Mountain).
**Liberty University discount applied at checkout
LMTS BUNDLE DISCOUNT | Be sure to register for all 5 LMTS races using the "Bundle Option" to receive a 15% on all the races!
REFERRAL DISCOUNT | Be sure to refer your friends/family using your custom code after you register for the race. Refer 3 registrations and we will refund you $20!
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Trail running
Half Marathon
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 19 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lynchburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 6:46 PM local time (EDT) in Lynchburg on October 10, 2026 — 11h 26m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5K Trail Race
241 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatt Zealand | 1:34:50 | 7:15 /mi |
| 2 | Brandon Schimmel | 1:38:55 | 7:34 /mi |
| 3 | Mason Prusha | 1:41:52 | 7:47 /mi |
| 4 | Jonathan Fencer | 1:46:54 | 8:10 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Petke | 1:50:27 | 8:26 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Lynchburg
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Valley View Mike Donahue Memorial 5 Miler
Reindeer Run 2 Miler
Lynchburg Turkey Trot presented by Scott Insurance - 5K Run & Walk
I AM Woman 5K
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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