Hope to Walk at VT 5K
About this race
The Hope To Walk 5K brings Virginia Tech students, faculty, friends, and family together in support of Hope To Walk, a nonprofit providing affordable prosthetic care in underserved communities worldwide. Registration fees, donations, and fundraising efforts directly support its mission to increase mobility and independence in regions such as Guatemala, Honduras, Vietnam, and more.
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Running
5K Run/Walk
Check-in will be from 9:00-9:20 AM.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Blacksburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 6:33 PM local time (EDT) in Blacksburg on October 24, 2026 — 10h 54m of daylight.
Course
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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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