Outdoor Fest Run

🐾 Race Overview

• Event: Outdoor Fest Run
• Date: 2025-05-31
• Location: Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, Chesterfield, VA
• URL: Register here

🏃‍♂️ Race Options

• Canicross 5k: This course is a trail run which contains grass, dirt, roots, and some pavement. All participants must use a non-restrictive harness for the dog, hands-free waist belt for the human, bungee line connecting dog to human. The dog should not lag behind the human runner at any time. Learn more about this here>:>: and learn more about the Dog Policy here>:>:.
• Dog Friendly 5k: This course will take place predominately on a paved path with a small section on well-groomed dirt and is open to all runners (with and without dogs). Requirements for those with dogs: No haltis (or other head/mouth-based harnesses) while running and no extendable leashes or leashes over 6ft.
• Kid’s Mile: This course will take place on a mix of paved path and well-groomed dirt and is open to all runners 15 years old or younger.

🏞️ Race Courses

• 5k and Kid’s Mile: The courses are flat and fast on predominantly a paved path with some on well-groomed dirt. The 5k starts and finishes with a loop of the Fairgrounds followed by an out and back loop along a beautiful, paved bike/walk trail before completing another loop of the fairgrounds and crossing the finish line.
• Kid’s Mile: This is a single loop of the Fairgrounds, which is super spectator friendly.
• Canicross 5k: This is a trail run which contains grass, dirt, roots, and some pavement.

📍 Course Details

• Dog Friendly 5k: View course map
• Kid’s Mile: View course map
• Canicross: TBD