Downtown Sundown 5K
About this race
Join us to run the streets and trails of Blacksburg at sunset! Prizes awarded under the stars! The Downtown Sundown 5k Race is part of Summer Solstice Festival and is the 5th race in the 2026 RunAbout Race Series presented by Roots Realty Group.
Race starts at 8pm. Run in the night with the sunset at 8:42pm. Participants are encouraged to wear glowsticks, lights, and/or reflective clothing.
Race Day Schedule (Saturday June 20th)
6pm to 7:50pm - Packet Pickup at the Alexander Black House Lawn on Draper Rd
7:45pm - Race registration closes
8:00pm - Race start on Draper Rd behind the Town Municipal Building
You can pick up your race packet at RunAbout Sports from 3pm to 7pm on Friday the 19th.
Packet Pickup Schedule
Friday June 19th - 3pm to 7pm: Packet pickup at RunAbout Sports
Saturday June 20th - 6pm to 7:50pm - Race day packet pickup at the Alexander Black House lawn on Draper Rd
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Running
Downtown Sundown 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Blacksburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:01 AM and sets at 8:45 PM local time (EDT) in Blacksburg on June 20, 2026 — 14h 43m of daylight.
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2026 results — Downtown Sundown 5K
Downtown Sundown 5K, Overall Results · 220 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Nunn | 15:43 | 5:04 /mi |
| 2 | Alex Mortimer | 15:52 | 5:07 /mi |
| 3 | Grayson Welcher | 16:41 | 5:23 /mi |
| 4 | Samuel Haynes | 16:49 | 5:25 /mi |
| 5 | Harrison Whitfield | 17:10 | 5:32 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Blacksburg
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- Blacksburg 5K Races 4 races
- Blacksburg Running Calendar 2026 10 races
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, 11 Blacksburg events
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