LewisGale Salem Half Marathon, 8K and Kids Fun Run
About this race
The City of Salem, known as "Virginia's Championship City", has hosted numerous NCAA National Championships as well as many other national and international sports tournaments. In 2016, we decided to branch out and bring that "Championship" mentality to running! The races start and finish at the Salem Farmers Market in downtown Salem, VA and take you on a scenic tour of Salem through neighborhoods, Roanoke College, and the downtown business district.
We have partnered with Blue Ridge Racing, the area's leading road race management organization to produce these events. In addition to managing the LewisGale Salem Half Marathon, Virginia's Blue Ridge 8K, and the G&H Contracting Kids Run, Blue Ridge Racing handles the race management for the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon and other regional events.
As an added bonus to running the LewisGale Salem Half Marathon, you will have the opportunity to earn the Virginia's Blue Ridge Triple Crown medal if you also complete the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Full or Half Marathon (in April) and the Star City Half Marathon (in November) within the same year. Is three half marathons too much for you? Run the Blue Ridge Star-K (or Relay), Salem 8K, and Star City 10K to earn the Triple Crown Sprint Series medal. This exciting race series rewards runners in the valley with some serious race medal bling and bragging rights!
Pick your distance
Running
LewisGale Salem Half Marathon
Virginia's Blue Ridge 8K
G&H Contracting Kids Fun Run -1 mile
G&H Contracting Kids Fun Run - 2 miles
Virtual LewisGale Salem Half Marathon
Virtual races must be run on the actual race course, but not on the in-person race day. The window for running the virtual race is 9/10/25-10/10/25.
Virtual Virginia's Blue Ridge 8K
Virtual races must be run on the actual race course, but not on the in-person race day. The window for running the virtual race is 9/10/25-10/10/25.
Virtual G&H Contracting Kids Fun Run - 1 Mile
Virtual races must be run on the actual race course, but not on the in-person race day. The window for running the virtual race is 9/10/25-10/10/25.
Virtual G&H Contracting Kids Fun Run - 2 Miles
Virtual races must be run on the actual race course, but not on the in-person race day. The window for running the virtual race is 9/10/25-10/10/25.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Salem, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:23 AM and sets at 6:50 PM local time (EDT) in Salem on October 10, 2026 — 11h 26m of daylight.
Course
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Results — LewisGale Salem Half Marathon, 8K and Kids Fun Run
Other races near Salem
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Last Fright 5K
Sherwood Memorial Park's Run for Donuts 5K and Fun Run
2026 NCS Take the Hill 5K & Kids Fun Run
The Spilman Thomas & Battle Jaunt for Justice 5K
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Salem
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Salem 5K Races 7 races
- Salem Running Calendar 2026 9 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, 9 Salem events
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