Salute to Service 5K & 1 Miler

🎖️ Salute to Service 5K and Kid's Mile

🏛️ Presented By

• Organizer: Tidewater Striders
• Collaboration: City of Suffolk Parks and Recreation

🇺🇸 Event Overview

• Celebration: Join us as we celebrate all of those who served our great country!
• Race Start: Festival Park, 215 W Washington, Suffolk, VA 23434

🏃‍♂️ Course Details

• Type: Fast, flat course in downtown Suffolk

💧 Fluids and Food

• Aid Station: 1 aid station with water at about the 1.5 mark.

🎉 Amenities & Post-Race

• T-Shirt: All 5K & 1 Mile registered runners will receive a Premium T-Shirt
• Medals: All finishers will receive Medals.
• Refreshments: Onsite hospitality including After-party with live Band, Beer, Pizza, Snacks, and Cold Beverages

📦 Packet Pickups

• Early Pickup: At Momac Brewing Company on Friday, November 8th, 3 pm-6 pm
• Race Day Pickup: 7-7:50 am for 5K & 7-9 am for the mile by the starting area.

⏰ Race Times

• 5K Start: The 5K race starts at 8 AM
• 1 Mile Start: The 1 mile starts at approx 9:15 am

🏆 Awards

• 5K Race: Top 3 OVERALL Male and Female, and Top 3 Male and Female in age groups (12 & Under, 13 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, 70+) will receive awards!
• Top Walkers: Top 3 Walkers Male and Female will also receive awards.
• 1 Mile Awards: The top 3 Males and Females in age groups (6 & Under, 7 to 9, 10 to 12, and 13 & Over) will receive awards.

💪 Military Teams

• Competition: Military team competition between branches!
• Largest Team: Compete for the largest team award.
• Fastest Team: Top 3 males & females for each service team count for scoring.
• Eligibility: Served in that branch for fastest team: family members eligible for largest team.

📝 Registration

• Registration Deadline: Open until 7 a.m. on Race Day.

🏅 Strider Plus/Legacy Runners

• Discount: Automatically applied at checkout through Race Day.

💵 Club Membership Discounts

• Discount Amount: A Club membership discount of $5.00 available up through Race Day.
• Application: Automatically applied on the payment page during registration.
• Eligibility: Use the account you registered with the club to apply for this discount.

🔗 More Information

• Event Link: Salute to Service 5K and 1 Miler