Rock the Beat 5k
About this race
One in every 110 babies is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect (CHD)—that’s 40,000 each year! Today, there are 2-4 million Americans living with CHD.
Mended Little Hearts of Coastal Virginia is a chapter of the national non-profit program that empowers families affected by congenital heart defects (CHDs) through peer-to-peer support, education, awareness, hospital programs, advocacy and connecting families with needed resources to improve quality of life in our community. Mended Little Hearts inspires hope in families of children born with CHDs and lets them know they are not alone.
Join us for food, fun, and fast race times together at the 8th Annual ROCK THE BEAT 5K and Kids’ 1 mile! We'll see you Saturday, September 19th at the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail.
Run, walk, volunteer, celebrate, donate, share, and raise CHD awareness and funds for Mended Little Hearts of Coastal Virginia!
Thank you for supporting “the littlest heart patients of all.”
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Packet Pickup will be Thursday, September 17th from 4-7pm at the Kings Grant Farmer's Market.
Race Day - Saturday, September 19th:
8:30am - Kick Off Ceremony
8:45am - Kids 1 Mile
9:30am - 5k
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Running
5k
Kids 1 Mile
5k Virtual
Kids 1 Mile - Virtual
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chesapeake, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 7:06 PM local time (EDT) in Chesapeake on September 19, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
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2026 results — Rock the Beat 5k
142 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5k
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Gurnee | 20:56 | 6:44 /mi |
| 2 | Connor Ambrosio | 21:19 | 6:52 /mi |
| 3 | Miles Koplin | 21:20 | 6:52 /mi |
| 4 | Taylor Shipley | 21:20 | 6:52 /mi |
| 5 | Kaitlin Koplin | 21:35 | 6:57 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Chesapeake
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Chesapeake 5K Races 25 races
- 10K Run Events in Chesapeake 3 races
- Chesapeake Running Calendar 2026 32 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, 33 Chesapeake events
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