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River City 5K
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River City 5K

Danville, Virginia, United States View on map
Oct 17, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

39th Annual River City 5K Run/Walk. Flat and fast, combination of street & paved park trail. Special pricing for 19 and under ($10).  This years race begins at 215 Main St., Danville, VA 24541. This is an out and back course starting and finishing on MLK Bridge. The flat course will run along the beautiful paved Riverwalk Trail by the Dan River.  THIS IS A CHIP TIMED RACE. ALL AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN BASED ON GUN TIMES. Timing will be conducted by Blue Ridge Timing, Lynchburg, Virginia. Register by 6:00pm Oct. 4th. to guarantee your shirt & size. Some additional shirts will ordered. There is no day-of-race registration.

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Running

River City 5K Run

Oct 17, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$35.00
Open

Walking

River City 5K Walk

Oct 17, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$35.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Danville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 12.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 11.3° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
68.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 17, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 17, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 11m

The sun rises at 7:26 AM and sets at 6:38 PM local time (EDT) in Danville on October 17, 2026 — 11h 11m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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 Danville events

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