First Fairy Stone 5K
About this race
The Friends of Fairy Stone State Park will hold their First Annual Fairy Stone 5K on October 3rd, 2026 at 9:00am (rain or shine.) At 967 Fairystone Lake Dr., Stuart, VA 24171.
A beautiful course through Fairy Stone State Park with rolling hills on a paved road. Fairy costumes are highly encouraged! Bring the family and enjoy the park after the race!
First, second, and third place awards will be given out for the top three male and females in the race. In addition to awards presented to the top three male and female participants in ten-year age groups. Separate awards will be given out to the first, second, and third male and female participants in the rucking category.
$25 early registration through September 6, 2026
$30 after September 5, 2026
FREE for all students (Pre K - College)
Sign up by September 5 to guarantee your T-shirt!
Packet pickup and late registrations will be on 10/02/26 5:00pm - 7:00pm in the upper beach parking lot in the park. Late registration and packet up will continue on 10/03/26 from 7:00am to 8:30am in the upper beach parking lot also. The Factory Roast mobile coffee truck will be on site for the duration of race activities.
More up to date details are available on our Facebook page, including the course map.
For any questions please contact the race director at fairystonefriends@gmail.com.
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First Annual Fairy Stone 5k
Packet pickup and late registrations will be 10/02/26 5:00pm - 7:00pm in the upper beach parking lot in the park. Late registration and packet up will continue on 10/03/26 from 7:00am to 8:30am in the upper beach parking lot also. The Factory Roast mobile coffee truck will be on site for the duration of race activities.
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Stuart yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:18 AM and sets at 7:01 PM local time (EDT) in Stuart on October 3, 2026 — 11h 43m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — First Fairy Stone 5K
First Annual Fairy Stone 5k, Overall Results · 134 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Penn | 20:23 | 6:33 /mi |
| 2 | Brad Shelton | 21:00 | 6:46 /mi |
| 3 | Anson Hager | 21:03 | 6:47 /mi |
| 4 | C. Williams | 21:24 | 6:53 /mi |
| 5 | Andon Nester | 21:38 | 6:58 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Find upcoming events by distance:
- Stuart 5K Races 3 races
- Stuart Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 Stuart events
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