Harvest Moon Run 5k and 8k
About this race
Harvest Moon 5k/8k
RACE Location: Race begins and ends on Depot St. Martinsville VA and runs on the Dick and Willie Passage
Both races start and finish near Gazebo on Depot Street, Martinsville. VA. The races will be run on the UpTown Connection and Dick & Willie Passage Trails. These trails are finished with smooth paved asphalt.
Live music and beer will be available during and after the race
5k/8k Starts at 6:30 pm
Packet Pickup at the Martinsville YMCA Friday September 25 from 12-4 and the Gazebo from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm on Race Day
Awards: Top 3 Overall and Age group awards
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Harvest Moon 5k
Harvest Moon 8k
Harvest Moon Ruck 5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Axton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:09 AM and sets at 7:11 PM local time (EDT) in Axton on September 25, 2026 — 12h 02m of daylight.
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2026 results — Harvest Moon Run 5k and 8k
142 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Harvest Moon 5k, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Gunter | 17:48 | 5:44 /mi |
| 2 | C. Williams | 19:50 | 6:23 /mi |
| 3 | Landon Pelchat | 20:04 | 6:28 /mi |
| 4 | Aldair Cortez | 20:04 | 6:28 /mi |
| 5 | J. Betts | 20:57 | 6:45 /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 Axton
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- Axton 5K Races 2 races
- Axton 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 Axton events
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