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Trail Races in Virginia: The 10 Races Worth Training For
Virginia racing lives in the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, on rocky, root-woven singletrack through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It is classic mid-Atlantic mountain running: honest climbing, technical descents, and a deep, well-established fall and spring calendar.
Every Virginia race guide
- Grindstone Trail Running Festival by UTMBMount Solon (Natural Chimneys), Augusta County · Sep 2026100M / 100K / 50K / 21K
- Mountain Masochist Trail RunMontebello · Nov 202650M / 50K / 100K
- Hellgate 100K++Fincastle (start near Glasgow, finish at Camp Bethel) · Dec 2026100K (66.6 mi)
- Holiday Lake 50K++Appomattox (Holiday Lake 4-H Center) · Feb 202750K++ / 25K / 10K
- Bel Monte Endurance RacesLyndhurst / Stuarts Draft, near Charlottesville · Mar 202750M / 50K / 25K
- Terrapin Mountain 50KSedalia (Big Island), near Bedford · Mar 202750K / Half Marathon
- Promise Land 50K++Bedford (Promise Land Youth Camp, near Big Island) · Apr 202750K++ (~34 mi)
- Bull Run Run 50 MilerClifton (Hemlock Overlook Regional Park) · Apr 202750M
- Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 (MMT 100)Fort Valley (Caroline Furnace), near Luray · May 2027100M
- Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance RunWoodstock (Shenandoah County Fairgrounds) · Jun 2027100M
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