May the Be With You 4 Mile Challenge
About this race
✨ May the 4th Be With You – 4 Mile Virtual Race (2026)
Our 8th Annual Celebration
May 4th is more than just another day—it’s a fan-favorite celebration, and we’re honoring it the best way we know how: with miles, medals, and a whole lot of fun! Join us for our 8th annual May the 4th Be With You 4 Mile Virtual Race, a themed event designed for runners and walkers of all levels.
This year’s race features a brand-new finisher medal, crafted from acrylic and engraved right here in our own shop. It’s bold, unique, and made to celebrate your accomplishment long after the miles are complete.
🏃♂️ Race Details
What:
A 4 Mile virtual run or walk in celebration of May the Fourth Be With You
When:
Complete your race anytime in May 2026—choose the day, time, and pace that works best for you
Where:
Anywhere you choose! Pick your own course, track your time, and report your results when you’re finished
Medal & Bib Shipping:
Medals and bibs ship within 2–5 business days of registration
Why: Because celebrating May the Fourth should be fun, active, and meaningful—and this is our favorite way to do it!
Cost:
$25 registration includes:
Finisher medal
Race bib
Shipping
What is a Virtual Race?
A virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym or on the track (or ev en at another race). You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself. Running and walking on your own, or with friends! And your medal will be shipped directly to you. Complete a virtual 5Ks, 10K, half marathon and more!
Each race benefits a difference charity
For each of our virtual races, we choose a charity to donate a portion of each registration to. We’ve already raised more than $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events! Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.
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Running
4 MILE
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in McDonough, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:45 AM and sets at 8:21 PM local time (EDT) in McDonough on May 4, 2026 — 13h 36m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — May the Be With You 4 Mile Challenge
4 MILE · 1 finisher
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Daye | 36:12 | 9:03 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- McDonough Running Calendar 2026 40 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, 40 McDonough events
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