After and amazing first year come join us in making a positive difference in supporting our service men and women during Military Appreciation month!! With the great downtown location, views of the river, and traversing Belle Isle, this 5K run and ruck will be one for the books! Escape Belle Isle 5K Run and Ruck is dedicated to attracting a variety of participants from casual to athletic runners to those who want a good rucking challenge in honor of our military.

Schedule:

Check-in activities from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
opening ceremony at 9:15 a.m.
5K race set to start by 9:30 a.m.
5k ruck at 9:35 a.m.
Award Ceremony will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. at the Virginia War Memorial for the top three runners and Rucker’s for men and women.

Course Info:

The course will start at the Virginia War Memorial, head northeast up 2nd street, turn right onto E Byrd Street, right turn down 5th street toward the river, turn left onto Tredegar Street, crossing the pedestrian bridge to go around Belle Isle, with a slight right turn toward the wooden bridge where there will be a turn around point to head back  back across the pedestrian bridge and up the hill on Brown’s Island Way to finish at the Virginia War Memorial.

Participants will encounter some hills, paved sidewalks, and gravel paths around Belle Isle.

Strollers and dogs are permitted, please just be courteous to other participants.

Click here for Course Map

All participants are required to supply their own rucks and weights.
Awards will be presented to the top 3 overall male and the top 3 overall female ruck finishers who cross the finish line with rucks that meet the weight standard outlined above. ​There are no age brackets in the ruck division.

Patches:
Every registered participant of the ruck division will receive this year’s exclusive Escape Belle Isle 5K patch and challenge coin no matter what amount of weight they carry.

Approved Weight list:
Ruckers can carry almost any item to meet the standard weight outlined above. The following items are examples to have in the ruck to meet weight requirements:
- Steel plates
- Bricks
- Dumbbells
- Ankle weights
- Books
- The gear of a fallen loved one

*Water bladders or anything else that can be emptied during the event will not qualify as weight.
*Children do not qualify as weight.

Cost:

Escape Belle Isle 5K Run - $30
Escape Belle Isle 5K Ruck - $30

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