Gnso Thanksgiving 5K Race
About this race
Run Together. Give Back.
Join us for a Thanksgiving-season fundraiser supporting GNSO at UVA!
Choose Your Challenge
IN-PERSON 5K
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Check-in: 9:00–9:45 AM
Race starts: 10:00 AM
Location: Track near 1015 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Enjoy:
A commemorative T-shirt
Hot chocolate
Doughnuts
Community, fitness, and fun
Separate awards for the fastest in-person participants
VIRTUAL 5K
November 17–30, 2026
Complete one continuous 5K walk or run wherever you are. Enter your completion date, distance, and elapsed time directly through RunSignup.
Virtual participants are eligible for separate awards.
Registration: $30
Registration includes:
5K participation
Commemorative T-shirt
Eligibility for awards
Support for GNSO at UVA
T-Shirt Pickup
T-shirts will be available:
Race day: Saturday, November 21
Tuesday, December 1: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Friday, December 4: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Pickup location: McLeod Hall
Register Today
Registration and guaranteed T-shirt order deadline: November 10, 2026
Proceeds benefit GNSO at UVA, subject to applicable university policies and approved event expenses.
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Running
Virtual 5K
5K Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Charlottesville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 5:00 PM local time (EST) in Charlottesville on November 17, 2026 — 10h 03m of daylight.
Course
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- Charlottesville 5K Races 20 races
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- Charlottesville Running Calendar 2026 36 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, 38 Charlottesville events
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