Independence Freedom Day 5k/ Down Hill Mile
About this race
T-shirts - are sold out. Remember next year to sign up early!!!!!!
NEW COURSE ALERT! In 2025 we ran a new course and things went great. The course will be the same this year. Join Grayson County Parks and Recreation and Blue Devil Cross Country boosters for our 11th annual 5k on July 4, 2025. The 5k course is rated at medium/hard with some hills. The downhill mile is super fast! This race is a separate competitive race for all ages. The mile will be run before the 5k. The course is on a slight downhill, sure to produce some fast times. Registration for the 5k or down hill mile is $25 or register for both races for $30! If you enter the Double you will only receive one t-shirt if you register in the window to receive a shirt.
Starting Times:
7:00-7:45 Race day registration
7:45 Down hill mile
8:10ish
10:00- Independence Parade
Entries:
T-shirt - with early bird registration (while they last)
Registration @ runsignup.com
Down hill mile- $25
5K- $25
Down hill/ 5k double- $30
Free- Kids fun run
5k Race Course: The race will begin in the GCHS parking lot…take a right onto Main st…..left on nautilus way.Right onto Powerhouse RD- stay straight and enter trail the leads to Grayson Rec. Pool. Go through the pool parking lot and turn right onto County Park Lane. Take the first right into the lower field parking area. Follow cones to Industrial Park Lane. Turn right onto the sidewalk (Main Street) and return to school.
Down Hill Mile: Starting line is on the sidewalk in front of Carter National Bank (Main Street) stay straight on the sidewalk to Grayson Industrial park to finish! 100 percent downhill! You will be shuttled back to GCHS afterwards.
Winner plaque (male/female awards)
Finisher medals
No Age group awards!
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Running
Independence Freedom Day 5k
Enjoy the day in beautiful Independence, Virginia as we celebrate the 4th of July. The annual Independence Day parade and downtown celebration will begin shortly after the race with food, refreshments and fun for the entire family.
Down Hill Mile
Start line is in front of the High School and will end at Grayson Industrial Park. slight downhill
THE DOUBLE- 5k/mile
Want a challenge? Run both for $30
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Independence, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 8:46 PM local time (EDT) in Independence on July 4, 2026 — 14h 35m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Independence Freedom Day 5k/ Down Hill Mile
77 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Independence Freedom Day 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandler Gray | 18:46 | 6:02 /mi |
| 2 | Jesse Worrell | 21:05 | 6:47 /mi |
| 3 | Mason Phipps | 21:28 | 6:54 /mi |
| 4 | Jacob Carico | 22:28 | 7:14 /mi |
| 5 | Griffin Jiron | 23:02 | 7:25 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 1 Independence event
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