Run For Recovery 5K Run & 2K Run/Walk
About this race
Are you ready to do good things with your feet? Then lace up your running and walking shoes and join us at 9am on Saturday, July 18th for the Run For Recovery at 107 Jefferson Street in Fairmont! It's a powerful morning of community, compassion, and movement—featuring a 5K run and a 2K walk to benefit the Union Rescue Mission.
Help feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and bring hope to those battling addiction. Runners, walkers, families—everyone is welcome! Let’s make a difference together.
Can't join us in person on July 18th? No problem, please consider joining as a virtual runner or walker and run or walk whenever it is convenient for you. We will mail you your cool event shirt! Also consider the option of just making a donation to help us reach our goal, just click the Donation tab! Thank
Sign up now at www.RunForRecovery.run! 💥🏃♂️👟
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Running
5K Run
2K Walk/Run (1.2) Miles
VIRTUAL Run For Recovery-Run or walk anywhere at anytime! We will mail your shirt!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 14 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fairmont, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets at 8:45 PM local time (EDT) in Fairmont on July 18, 2026 — 14h 36m of daylight.
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2026 results — Run For Recovery 5K Run & 2K Run/Walk
125 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Spero | 18:05 | 5:50 /mi |
| 2 | Josh Frash | 18:21 | 5:55 /mi |
| 3 | TJ Abel | 18:25 | 5:56 /mi |
| 4 | Darius Redman | 21:51 | 7:03 /mi |
| 5 | Christopher Hedio | 21:55 | 7:04 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Fairmont
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Fairmont 5K Races 13 races
- Fairmont Running Calendar 2026 18 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, 18 Fairmont events
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