Tidewater Striders Walking Grand Prix
About this race
2026 Walker Grand Prix Rules
A walker must be a Tidewater Striders member in good standing at the time of the races and complete a minimum of 6 races. Races only count from date of membership forward. Any corrections should be emailed to the Grand Prix Chairman as soon as possible.
Races are scored based on finish. 10 points for 1st, 8 for second, 6 for third, and etc. All finishers not in the top 5 will score 1 point (Note: You will earn the SAME amount of points no matter what distance you walk during any of the Distance Series races).
You may sign up for both the Walking Grand Prix and the Running Grand Prix. If you sign up for a race as a walker you will only earn points in the Walking Grand Prix. If you sign up for a race as a runner, you will only earn points for the Running Grand Prix.
Volunteering is required. To be eligible for awards in the Grand Prix, participants must volunteer at THREE Tidewater Striders supported events (e.g., Striders race, Adopt-a-Highway, etc. …). One of the in person volunteering must be at a Strider supported race.
End of year awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers. You must complete the Grand Prix event in the time allotted for the event in order to earn points. For example, if it is a 5k and the course limit is 1 hour you must complete that event in 1 hour. No race scoring will be applied to virtual races.
2026 Walking Grand Prix Schedule
January 1 – Resolution 5k
January 10 – Distance Series 1 (5k and 10K)
January 31 – Distance Series 2 (5 miler only)
February 15 – Indoor Mile
February 28 – Distance Series 3 (10k only)
April 25 – Spring Running Festival 5 miler
May 16 – XC Classic
June 13 – OK5K (New this year – competitive walk category)
July 28 – Scholarship 5k
August 8 – Outdoor Mile
September 20 – ERR 10k
November 7 – Salute to Service 5k
November 26 – Turkey Trot 10k
December 6 – Dismal Swamp ½ marathon
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2026 Tidewater Striders Walking Grand Prix
Typical race-day weather
Based on 17 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 7:16 AM and sets at 4:58 PM local time (EST) in Virginia Beach on January 1, 2026 — 9h 41m of daylight.
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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, 72 Virginia Beach events
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