Explore Your Limits 5k & 10k

Saturday, February 25, 2023 Past event
9:00 AM EST
Roanoke, Virginia
Free–$48.70 · 5 races
5km, 10km

Event summary

Get ready for an unforgettable day of adventure at the Explore Your Limits 5k & 10k, taking place on Saturday, February 25, 2023, in the scenic Roanoke Valley! This exciting event, which has been a staple since 2005, invites runners of all levels to experience the beauty of the Explore Park. With a perfect blend of challenge and fun, the 5k is ideal for those new to trail running, offering a mix of 1/3 trail and 2/3 gravel road and asphalt. The 10k takes it up a notch, leading participants through the thrilling single track biking trails in a lollipop loop configuration, making it a fantastic way to kick off your racing season.

Join fellow enthusiasts in celebrating the great outdoors while navigating the park’s historic areas, including the Palmers Pond Trail and Turkey Scratch Loop. Whether you're racing or walking, this event promises to showcase the best of Roanoke's stunning landscapes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore your limits and make lasting memories!

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  • Explore Your Limits 5k

    Incl. $3.40 Fee & Technical Long Sleeve Shirt

    This 5k course is a great mix of asphalt road, gravel road and trail.

    9:00 AM EST

    $43.40

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  • Explore Your Limits 5k Virtual Run

    Virtual

    Incl. $2.50 Fee & Technical Long Sleeve Shirt

    This is a run anywhere option, that counts as one of the RNUTS qualifying races. In addition, you will get the race shirt until 1/31/23, after that, all registrants will get a Mountain Junkies LLC Hoo Rag (similar to a Buff).

    9:00 AM EST

    $27.50

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  • Explore Your Limits 10k

    Incl. $3.70 Fee & Technical Long Sleeve Shirt

    This 10k course runs the 5k course and then continues on to the intermediate single track trails for a different 5k loop.

    9:00 AM EST

    $48.70

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  • Explore Your Limits 10k Virtual Run

    Virtual

    Incl. $2.50 Fee & Technical Long Sleeve Shirt

    This is a run anywhere option, that counts as one of the RNUTS qualifying races. In addition, you will get the race shirt until 1/31/23, after that, all registrants will get a Mountain Junkies LLC Hoo Rag (similar to a Buff).

    9:00 AM EST

    $27.50

    Entries closed
  • Explore Your Limits & RNUTS Bundle

    9:00 AM EST

    Free

    Entries closed

Organiser's description

About the race
The Explore Your Limits 5/10k was started in 2005 as the first annual trail run in the Roanoke Valley. Due to the 5k being a great race for people getting into trail running and the challenge of the 10k it has grown to be the largest event in the Roanoke Non Ultra Trail Series (RNUTS). This race is a way to showcase what this park has to offer and the miles of tight and twisty IMBA designed single track trails.

Course Description
The 5k is a great race to introduce runners to trail running. The race course will take runners through some of the trails and gravel roads of the Explore Park. The 5k is 1/3 trail and 2/3 gravel road and asphalt. The 10k continues on to the single track biking trails for the remainder of the race (a lollipop loop configuration). This is challenging course and a great way to start your racing season. Walkers Welcome.

5K Course:
The 5k course runs on some of the Historic Areas of the park, heading down the Palmers Pond Trail, then a left onto the Deer Run Trail, and a clockwise run on the Turkey Scratch Loop, along the River Walk, up the gravel road next to Slones Grist Mill and then doing a counter clockwise run of the Farmstead Loop, then running along Journeys End Trail, and finally, climbing up Old Salem Turnpike (Vomit Hill), and taking a left at the top of the hill and finishing at the Water Tower (near the entrance to the Yellow Trail).

Location

56 Roanoke River Parkway Road, Roanoke, 24014, VA, United States

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