Striders Dismal Swamp 5 Miler and Kid's 1 Mile
About this race
Welcome to the Striders Spring Festival
Dismal swamp 5 Miler and 1 miler
COURSE: This is a 2.5-mile out and 2.5-mile back course on the closed 2-lane roadway at the Dismal Swamp Trail Park in Chesapeake. One Miler is .5 miles out and back. 1 mile is an up-and-back on the Trail PACKET PICKUP: Early Packet Pick will be at Running etc VB, on Friday, April 24th, from 3-6 pm! Race day pick-up will start at 7 am FLUIDS AND FOOD: There will be 1 aid station with water. The aid station location will be at 2.5 miles. AMENITIES & POST-RACE: T-Shirts will be provided. Onsite hospitality & refreshments
TIME LIMITS: 5MILER--- The race starts at 8:00 AM! The finish line will close at 10:30. One mile starts at 9:30 a.m. AWARDS: Top 3 overall Males and Females and the top 3 males and females in 10-year age groups will receive awards for the 5-mile race! 1-mile awards top 3 overall males and females and top 3 males and females in the following age 6&under, 7-8 9-10 11-12 13 & up REGISTRATION: Registration will be open until, 9PM April 23rd 2027. STRIDER PLUS/LEGACY RUNNERS: Automatically applied at checkout thru April 23rd. CLUB MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS: A Club membership discount of $5.00 is available up thru April 24th. Discounts are automatically applied on the payment page during registration. You should use the account you used to register for the club to apply for this discount. We will also attempt to match on name/date of birth. Paper entry forms are not available. This is a Strider Grand Prix & Youth Grand Prix
Pick your distance
Running
5 Mile Run
LATE REGISTRATION & OPTIONAL PACKET PICK-UP: Fri 04/23 /2027 from 3-5 PM, running, etc VB . Runners may also pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 7 : 00 AM on race day. You must pick up your packet and check in by 7:45 AM on race day.
Kids One Miler
LATE REGISTRATION & OPTIONAL PACKET PICK-UP: fri 04/24/2026 from 3-6 at Running etc VB. Runners may also pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 7: 00 AM on race day. You must pick up your packet and check in by 9 AM on race day.
Walking
5 Mile Competitive Race Walk
LATE REGISTRATION & OPTIONAL PACKET PICK-UP: Fri 04/24 /2026 from 3-5 PM running etc VB . Runners may also pick up their packet at the start/finish area beginning at 7: 00 AM on race day. You must pick up your packet and check in by 7:45 AM on race day.
Wheelchair
Wheeled Athlete 5 Miler
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Chesapeake, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:19 AM and sets at 7:47 PM local time (EDT) in Chesapeake on April 24, 2027 — 13h 27m of daylight.
Course
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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, 37 Chesapeake events
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