2018 - The Hare and Tortoise 8K/5K Run Walk, 1 Mile Fun Run
2018 distances
Running
5K Run
5K Run/Walk Course The race starts at the large park pavilion, proceeds around the softball field, takes a right turn onto Lakeshead Drive and proceeds out of the park, passes through the East Queen Drive/ Lakeshead intersection, turns right onto Nottingham, passes through the Little John Rd. intersection, and shortly after the intersection of Nottingham and Sheriff makes a turn around and retraces the route back to the large park pavilion and the finish line. See map below.
5K Run/Walk
5K Run/Walk Course The race starts at the large park pavilion, proceeds around the softball field, takes a right turn onto Lakeshead Drive and proceeds out of the park, passes through the East Queen Drive/ Lakeshead intersection, turns right onto Nottingham, passes through the Little John Rd. intersection, and shortly after the intersection of Nottingham and Sheriff makes a turn around and retraces the route back to the large park pavilion and the finish line. See map below.
8K Run
8K Run/Walk Course The race starts at the large park pavilion, proceeds around the softball field, takes a right turn onto Lakeshead Drive and proceeds out of the park. The run makes a right turn onto East Queen Drive, follows a counterclockwise loop of Copse Way, and returns on the route to the point where the path crosses over Lakeshead Drive. The run takes a right turn over to the paved path and then turns onto the path and up to the softball field. The route proceeds to the right around the softball field to the fire trail and then proceeds down the fire trail to the large meadow turnaround. The run follows the meadow turnaround and proceeds back on the fire trail and around the softball field to the large park pavilion and the finish line. See map below.
8K Run/Walk
8K Run/Walk Course The race starts at the large park pavilion, proceeds around the softball field, takes a right turn onto Lakeshead Drive and proceeds out of the park. The run makes a right turn onto East Queen Drive, follows a counterclockwise loop of Copse Way, and returns on the route to the point where the path crosses over Lakeshead Drive. The run takes a right turn over to the paved path and then turns onto the path and up to the softball field. The route proceeds to the right around the softball field to the fire trail and then proceeds down the fire trail to the large meadow turnaround. The run follows the meadow turnaround and proceeds back on the fire trail and around the softball field to the large park pavilion and the finish line. See map below.
1 Mile Fun Run
The 1 Mile Fun Run is what it is "Fun". The Fun Run will not be Chip timed and no report will be generated.
Walking
5K Competitive Walk
5K Walk Only Course The race starts at the large park pavilion, proceeds around the softball field, takes a right turn onto Lakeshead Drive and proceeds out of the park, passes through the East Queen Drive/ Lakeshead intersection, turns right onto Nottingham, passes through the Little John Rd. intersection, and shortly after the intersection of Nottingham and Sheriff makes a turn around and retraces the route back to the large park pavilion and the finish line. See map below.
8K Competitive Walk
The 8K Competitive Walk is a long-distance road walking competition over a distance of eight kilometers (4.97 miles). Because this is a "Walking" competition, you must complete the course by walking only. No running is allowed. If you wish to compete in run and walk - sign-up in the 8K Run/Walk category. 8K Run/Walk Course The race starts at the large park pavilion, proceeds around the softball field, takes a right turn onto Lakeshead Drive and proceeds out of the park. The run makes a right turn onto East Queen Drive, follows a counterclockwise loop of Copse Way, and returns on the route to the point where the path crosses over Lakeshead Drive. The run takes a right turn over to the paved path and then turns onto the path and up to the softball field. The route proceeds to the right around the softball field to the fire trail and then proceeds down the fire trail to the large meadow turnaround. The run follows the meadow turnaround and proceeds back on the fire trail and around the softball field to the large park pavilion and the finish line. See map below.
Race-day weather
Conditions on September 8, 2018 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:43 AM and sets at 7:25 PM local time (EDT) in Williamsburg on September 8, 2018 — 12h 42m of daylight.
Course
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2018 results — The Hare and Tortoise 8K/5K Run Walk, 1 Mile Fun Run
187 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Short | 22:51 | 7:22 /mi |
| 2 | Stephan Brown | 27:15 | 8:47 /mi |
| 3 | J. Hunt | 27:44 | 8:57 /mi |
| 4 | Jeff Winneberger | 28:14 | 9:06 /mi |
| 5 | Virginia Staley | 28:34 | 9:13 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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