2020 - Ghost 5k & Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run
2020 distances
Running
5k Virtual Only
Join in the fun of Halloween with this virtual edition of our Ghost 5k. Choose to run anywhere, anytime, but prepare to use your whits as you navigate your own course spookiness and work to solve our NEW for 2020 scavenger hunt! Run in costume to make it more fun! And be sure to share your costume on our Instagram page for a chance to claim bragging rights or our social media version of our costume contest! Social Media Categories: best individual, best couple, best family, best stroller, or best dog/human pair, best house! All virtual 5k participants will be shipped a goodie bag of Halloween candy, commemorative long sleeve tech glow in the dark t-shirt, as well as a glow in the dark finishers' medal. Cost of shipping included within your registration price.
10k Virtual Only
Join in the fun of Halloween with this 10k virtual edition of our Ghost 5k. Choose to run anywhere, anytime, but prepare to use your whits as you navigate your own course spookiness and work to solve our NEW for 2020 scavenger hunt! Run in costume to make it more fun! And be sure to share your costume on our Instagram page for a chance to claim bragging rights or our social media version of our costume contest! Social Media Categories: best individual, best couple, best family, best stroller, or best dog/human pair, best house! All virtual 10k participants will be shipped a goodie bag of Halloween candy, commemorative long sleeve tech glow in the dark t-shirt, as well as a glow in the dark finishers' medal. Cost of shipping included within your registration price.
Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run Virtual Only
Join in the fun of Halloween with our virtual edition of our Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run. For the 2020 virtual edition we recommend 1 mile as your fun run distance. Make it more fun and run in costume! Post your pics to our Instagram or Facebook pages with #GhostCertified for a chance to claim bragging rights or our social media version of our costume contest! Social Media Categories: best individual, best couple, best family, best stroller, or best dog/human pair, best house! All virtual Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run participants will be shipped Halloween candy, commemorative event glow in the dark t-shirt, as well as a finishers' medal. Cost of shipping included within your registration price.
Not 2 Spooky 4 ME Challenge (5k + 10k virtual)
Join in the fun of Halloween with our virtual challenge! 2 Spooky 4 ME gives you the opportunity to run both the 5k and 10k over the Halloween weekend. Make it more fun and run in costume for BOTH runs! Choose to run in one costume for both runs or switch it and debut two! Social Media Categories: best individual, best couple, best family, best stroller, or best dog/human pair, best house! Post your pics to our Instagram or Facebook pages with #GhostCertified for a chance to claim bragging rights or our social media version of our costume contest! All virtual challenge participants will be shipped Halloween candy, commemorative event glow in the dark t-shirt, as well as a finishers' medal. Challenge participants will receive a neck gator as well! Cost of shipping included within your registration price.
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 24, 2020 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 6:18 PM local time (EDT) in Ashburn on October 24, 2020 — 10h 49m of daylight.
Course
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2020 results — Ghost 5k & Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run
59 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5k Virtual Only
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELLY BROWN | 21:11 | 6:50 /mi |
| 2 | Mark Young | 22:55 | 7:24 /mi |
| 3 | Eric Danesi | 23:33 | 7:36 /mi |
| 4 | Andrew Bentley | 23:39 | 7:38 /mi |
| 5 | George Bates | 23:49 | 7:41 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Ashburn
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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New Day * New Year 5k & Hny Fun Run (In person & Virtual)
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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, 22 Ashburn events
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