SHENANDOAH VALLEY RUNNERS Presents SPEAR TRAIL SERIES
About this race
Join us on the bike trails in Sherando Park for another extraordinary summer of trail racing. This year we will be offering a 5K, 10K and 50K. All three races will test your skill and ability but leave you wanting to do it again. This year each participant will receive a T-shirt for each race.
Each year our races benefit local charities or groups. This year the 5K will be a benefit for the Sherando Girls Soccer team. The 10K and 50K will again benefit the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center.
The 5K will start from the concession stand on the softball side of the the park (North side of 277). On Google maps you can punch it in as 167 Line Drive, Stephens City VA 22655.
The 10K and 50K race will start and end at the Sherando Park Bike Park / Outdoor Fitness Gym parking lot. On Google Maps you can punch it in as 525 Line Drive, Stephens City, VA, and it will get you there. It is a large parking area and has bathroom facilities. Check-in for the race will begin at 0700 and the race will start at 0800. There will be water and snacks at the finish and one water stop mid-way through the course.
Pick your distance
Trail running
SPEAR 5K Trail Race
Must signup by July 3, 2026 to receive at shirt.
SPEAR 10K Trail Race
Must sign up by July 17, 2026 to receive a shirt.
SPEAR 50k Trail Race
Must signup by September 1, 2026 to receive a shirt.
SPEAR Summer Package!!
Sign up for all 3 races at a discounted price. Must sign up by July 3, 2026 to receive a 5K shirt.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Stephens City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:07 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in Stephens City on July 25, 2026 — 14h 23m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — SHENANDOAH VALLEY RUNNERS Presents SPEAR TRAIL SERIES
76 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the SPEAR 5K Trail Race
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Devolites | 25:57 | 7:45 /mi |
| 2 | Gary Gray | 26:43 | 7:59 /mi |
| 3 | Mario Zuniga | 27:29 | 8:12 /mi |
| 4 | Whitney Drew | 28:45 | 8:35 /mi |
| 5 | Brian Suddarth | 29:25 | 8:47 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 9 Stephens City events
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