Tidewater Striders Summer Series
About this race
WE ARE BACK FOR OUR ANNUAL SUMMER SERIES
YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR EACH EVENT
SUMMER SERIES 1 - JULY 7 - NORFOLK ZOO
SUMMER SERIES 2 - JULY 14 - CHESAPEAKE CITY PARK- Section A
SUMMER SERIES 3 - JULY 21 - CHESAPEAKE CITY PARK- Section A
YOU WILL RECEIVE COMPLETE DETAILS WITH YOUR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS (VIA EMAIL) THE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE EACH EVENT
Summer Series I, 2 and 3 are free to Strider members
Online registration closes at 6 PM the day of each event. Only online registration available $15.00 for non-members. Club discount applies to current members and will be applied at checkout. Director reserves the right to shorten, postpone, or cancel the event due to lighting, storms, location conditions, or extreme heat. Bib numbers will be assigned on site at each Summer Series Event.
We will be having beer, water, Gatorade, and pizza after each event.
Summer Series 1 held at Norfolk Zoo - 3500 Granby St Norfolk, Va. 23504 Summer Series 2 and 3 held at Chesapeake City Park - 900 City Park Dr. Chesapeake, Va. 23320Volunteers needed -You can still participate and volunteer. Use this Volunteer link to help out at each or any of these events: Striders Summer Series Volunteer Signup
Pick your distance
Running
Summer Series I - HOKA Random Relay 1- Mile Norfolk Zoo
3 person team for the run - 2 person team for the walk. No need to worry about organizing a team, we will pick your new friends for you. On-line Registration closes at 6:00 PM the day of each event. You must sign up on line. CHECK ALL THE RACES YOU WISH TO SIGN UP FOR USING ANY SIGN UP OPTION
Summer Series II - ASICS Predict Your Time 2 Miler Chesapeake City Park
Predict your time at registration, no watches, no clock. Closest to their predicted time wins a prize. On-line registration closes at 6:00 PM the day each event. CHECK ALL THE RACES YOU WISH TO SIGN UP FOR USING ANY SIGN UP OPTION
Summer Series III -BROOKS Poker Run 5k Chesapeake City Park
This is not a timed event although we will have a clock at the start/finish line. You will be given a card when you register, along the course and when you finish. Best hand(s) win. On-line registration closes at 6:00 the day of each event Walkers may start at 6:05, if they wish
1 Miler for Kids Chesapeake Park
A 5-K might be a bit much for our youth runners so we are offering a 1 mile race.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Norfolk.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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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, 13 Norfolk events
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