RunAbout Sports Mile Challenge / 1000 Mile Challenge
About this race
Achieve your fitness goals in 2026! Challenge yourself this year by totaling either 1000 or 2026 miles over the year! Everyone who logs 1000+ or 2026+ miles of running or walking activities between January 1 and December 31 will receive a long-sleeve shirt commemorating their achievement!
Register for free once and submit your mileage throughout the year. Mileage from your step tracker as part of your daily routine does not count! These miles should be supplemental activities to your daily routine! Also, this is on the honor system so PLEASE BE HONEST. If you are also participating in the January 100 Mile Challenge please log those miles here too as they do not automatically transfer.
Shirts must be picked up at RunAbout Sports in Blacksburg. We cannot mail shirts to participants. Participants who completed the 2026/1000 mile challenge will be notified to pick up their shirt a few weeks after the challenge ends. Participants who complete the 2026 mile challenge only receive the 2026 shirt, not both.
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Mileage Challenge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 27 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Blacksburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:35 AM and sets at 5:15 PM local time (EST) in Blacksburg on January 1, 2026 — 9h 39m of daylight.
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2026 results — RunAbout Sports Mile Challenge / 1000 Mile Challenge
Mileage Challenge · 26 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Newton | 314:51:59 | 9:14 /mi |
| 2 | Linda Grace | — | — |
| 3 | Jennifer Freeman | — | — |
| 4 | Carroll Thacker | — | — |
| 5 | Doug Sterk | — | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Blacksburg
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- Blacksburg 5K Races 4 races
- Blacksburg Running Calendar 2026 10 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, 11 Blacksburg events
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