2022 - Spooky Sprint 5K
2022 distances
Running
5k Run/Walk
Spooky Sprint 5k Saturday, October 29, 2022 Melrose Family YMCA 497 Main Street, Melrose
Spooky Sprint VIRTUAL
If you can't attend the race on 10/29, sign up to participate as a virtual runner or walker! Runners may register to do a virtual run/walk until 10/29/2022. Shirts will be provided as supplies last, so register early! Please note registration will include $5.00 for shipping for the t-shirt. You can run or walk at your leisure, get exercise, and support a great cause. We encourage you to take a photo, upload it to social media with the hashtag #SpookySprintRoanoke2022 to share your run with us.
Spooky Sprint 5k
Runners will start in Wasena park and run along the beautiful Roanoke River greenway with a race start time of 9:30 am. Runners may register at the event up until 8:45 a.m. on 10/29/2022. Shirts will be provided as supplies last, so register early! Packet pick up will take place on Friday, 10/28, 12-6 pm at Runabout Sports Roanoke and on Saturday, 10/29, at Wasena Park, 8-8:45 am. Runners are encouraged to come in costume with judging taking place prior to the race. A wellness fair, kids' activities, and food will be happening from 9 am-2 pm so bring your friends and family and plan to have a fun time!
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 24, 2022 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:36 AM and sets at 6:31 PM local time (EDT) in Roanoke on October 24, 2022 — 10h 54m of daylight.
Course
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2022 results — Spooky Sprint 5K
847 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5k Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Morasse | 16:17 | 5:15 /mi |
| 2 | Matt Seidel | 17:10 | 5:32 /mi |
| 3 | Graham MacDonald | 17:12 | 5:33 /mi |
| 4 | Eric Ryan | 17:47 | 5:44 /mi |
| 5 | Adam Cook | 18:10 | 5:51 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 28 Roanoke events
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