Tidewater Striders Scholarship 5K & Kids Mile
About this race
THE STRIDERS SCHOLARSHIP 5K EVENT IS HELD AT THE VIRGINIA BEACH SPORTSPLEX!
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT
YOU WILL RECEIVE COMPLETE DETAILS WITH YOUR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS (VIA EMAIL)
BEFORE THE EVENT
Strider Scholarship 5K
Raceis again this year back to the original day the last Tuesday evening in July on July 28th! 1 Mile is at 6 pm and the 5K starts at 6:30 pm
Additional raffle tickets will be available on race day for the Strider Scholarship 5K and you can also purchase more tickets through the Donation link. 3 tickets $20 Donation 10 Tickets $50 Donation We will have a shirt option registration for $50, which includes a Race shirt and 6 Raffle tickets! You have until July 7th to sign up for the shirt option and order a shirt. After that, only the non-shirt option will be available!Pre-Race Packet Pick-up will be held at Running etc VB on Monday, July 27th from 3-5 pm. COURSE: The 5K race starts in front of the Sportsplex and loops around the Sportsplex parking lot, then follows the trail behind the Sportsplex and finishes inside the Sportsplex! one-mile loops around the parking lot and finishes inside the stadium THIS IS A STRIDER GRAND PRIX EVENT THE SCHOLARSHIP 5K IS ALSO AN HR SUPER GRAND PRIX EVENT HR Super Grand Prix Info Here: https://www.tidewaterstriders.com/pages/hr-super-grand-prix AFTER PARTY- Inside the Sportsplex with beer and pizza! We have non Alcoholic bevreges as well Huge raffle with awesome prizes from races to hotel night stays and sporting tickets with over $10,000 in prizes to be given out! If you would like to donate an Item to our raffle, please contact Thomas at Orangerunning@yahoo.com. Strider Plus--- Use the NO SHIRT sign-up option for the 5K and/or 5K Competitive Walk to receive your discount. Strider Scholarship 5K Shirts are available as an additional purchase option in the web store when you register. Volunteers needed -You can still participate and volunteer. Use the Volunteer tab on this site to volunteer Competitive Walking Division: If you register under the Competitive walking division you must walk the entire race! If you are going to run/ walk, you need to register for the 5KRun/Walk Division!
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run/Walk No Shirt Option (and Strider Plus)
***Tidewater Strider members receive a $5.00 discount through July 27th, 2024. Come out and support our Scholarship Fund! Race will be a timed event but no awards will be given. All proceeds will be for our general scholarship fund. There is a raffle with great prizes after the event. Registration closes at 5:30pm on Race Day
5K Run/Walk W/ Shirt & 6 Raffle Tickets
Kids Mile
Walking
5K Competitive Walk No Shirt Option (and Strider Plus)
For this event, you need to walk the whole race distance if you do not you will be moved into the 5k Run/walk Category and will be ineligible for walking awards!
5K Competitive Walk w/Shirt & 6 Raffle tickets
For this event, you need to walk the whole race distance if you do not you will be moved into the 5k Run Category and will be ineligible for walking awards!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Virginia Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets at 8:14 PM local time (EDT) in Virginia Beach on July 28, 2026 — 14h 07m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Tidewater Striders Scholarship 5K & Kids Mile
211 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk No Shirt Option (and Strider Plus)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Christian | 16:28 | 5:18 /mi |
| 2 | Will Griesmer | 16:49 | 5:25 /mi |
| 3 | Mike Kapetanakis | 17:44 | 5:43 /mi |
| 4 | Chris Free | 17:44 | 5:43 /mi |
| 5 | Jonathan Teeling | 18:03 | 5:49 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 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, 72 Virginia Beach events
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