Steps Toward a Cure 5K
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Steps Toward a Cure 5K

Fairfax, Virginia, United States View on map
Jun 07, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

The Max Pound Foundation is hosting a 5K Race/Walk and Fun Run to raise money for pediatric brain cancer. This is a community 5K and Fun Run for friends, family, students, and neighbors of all ages. We ask you to spread the work about this event. 

Register before the 8th of May to ensure you receive a t-shirt!

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Running

Steps Toward a Cure 5K

Jun 07, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Steps Toward a Cure - Fun Run

Jun 07, 2026 0.8K 8:30 AM
$25.00
Closed

Steps Toward a Cure 5K - Virtual

Jun 07, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fairfax, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 18.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 29.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 18.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 34.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.4
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 7, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 7, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 48m

The sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (EDT) in Fairfax on June 7, 2026 — 14h 48m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Steps Toward a Cure 5K

Steps Toward a Cure 5K · 144 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Steps Toward a Cure 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Sebastian Peralta 17:08 5:31 /mi
2 Thomas Warden 20:09 6:29 /mi
3 Brandon Johnson 20:49 6:42 /mi
4 Javier Salazar 22:23 7:12 /mi
5 Elijah Osten 23:10 7:28 /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, 18 Fairfax events

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