Team up! 5K
About this race
Join us on Saturday, October 3rd for our annual TEAM UP! 5K, starting at 8:00 am. Run the race to try to win a prize or walk the course with a Team of friends!
The race starts/finishes at 8:00 am at:
The Salvation Army, Fairfax Corps Community Center
4915 Ox Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Our annual 5K is a fundraiser and community-building event in support of the Salvation Army's free afterschool programs that serve the Fairfax County community. Funds raised help us to provide:
- Character building programs
- Music Instruction
- Homework Help
- A warm meal for every student each day....And More!
5K Registration Fees:
$35 through June 30
$40 July 1 through August 31
$45 September 1 through Race day (October 3)
$20 for 16 & Under participants
Online registration will remain open through race morning. All registrations must be done online.
T-shirt sizes are guaranteed for all participants registered by September 15th. Participants who register after September 15th, will receive a t-shirt on a first come, first served basis until our supply runs out.
Teams of runners are welcome and encouraged!
Packet pick up will on Race morning, Saturday, October 3 starting at 6:45 am.
Awards will be given to the top 3 male and female overall finishers!
Race Day Event Timeline!
- 6:45 am - Race day registration & packet pick-up opens
- 7:45 am - Warm up
- 8:00 am - 5K Run and Walk starts
- After the race, stay and enjoy music, post race snacks, and visit our sponsor booths.
- The Race will be clock timed only.
Course:
Start - The Salvation Army, going North on Ox Road
Right Turn onto Braddock Road
Right Turn onto Sideburn Road (water station at Oakview Elementary)
Cross Intersection with Right Turn onto Zion Drive
Cross Intersection with Right Turn going South Ox Road
Finish - The Salvation Army
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The Salvation Army of Fairfax, Virginia invites sponsors to support our after school programs and local businesses to join us at our onsite vendor fair on race day. For sponsorship information and levels or to register as a part of the vendor fair, please email: Kelly English at kelly.english@uss.salvationarmy.org
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Running
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fairfax, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 6:49 PM local time (EDT) in Fairfax on October 3, 2026 — 11h 41m of daylight.
Course
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- Fairfax 5K Races 15 races
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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, 17 Fairfax events
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