Memorial Day 5K Virtual Run - Des Moines

🇺🇸 Memorial Day 5K Virtual Run 2026

Join runners and walkers from across America for the 2026 Memorial Day 5k Virtual Run — a meaningful nationwide event honoring the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.

This Memorial Day, run not only for fitness… but for remembrance.

Whether you complete your miles through your neighborhood, at a local park, on a treadmill, or alongside family and friends, every step becomes a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

🎖 Event Highlights

- Receive a Premium Memorial Day Tribute T-Shirt 
- Run or walk from any location
- Complete your event anytime during Memorial Day weekend
- Submit your results online
- View nationwide participant results and photos
- Receive a commemorative digital finisher medal

🏃 Event Distances

5K Run/Walk

All fitness levels are welcome.

📸 Share Your Tribute to runday2026@gmail.com
Participants are encouraged to upload:

- Finish line photos
- Flag displays
- Family tributes
- Military remembrance moments
- Selected photos may be featured in the official Memorial Day Virtual Run recap video and online gallery.

🇺🇸 Honor • Remember • Run
This event is more than a race — it is a nationwide moment of reflection, gratitude, and unity.

Run in memory.
Run in gratitude.
Run so their sacrifice is never forgotten.

We invite you to be part of this special Memorial Day tradition.

Join fellow runners on May 23, 2026 for the Memorial Day 5K Virtual Run - Des Moines. It's a fantastic 5K featuring a flat and fast course in Des Moines.