Fastest 5Ks in Virginia
The Virginia 5Ks where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 123:18median finish
- 226:36median finish
- 328:19median finish
- 428:35median finish
- 544th Annual Beach Ford All American Run 5k & 1 Mile Fun RunVirginia Beach432 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 10, 2026 60°F race morning29:08median finish
- 630:00median finish
- 730:12median finish
- 830:27median finish
- 9Charlottesville Track Club 2027 New Year's Day 5K - Friday, Jan 1st 10 a.m startFree Union741 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Jan 1, 202730:39median finish
- 1030:43median finish
- 1130:58median finish
- 1231:12median finish
- 1331:14median finish
- 1431:14median finish
- 1531:28median finish
- 1631:34median finish
- 1731:41median finish
- 1832:00median finish
- 1932:05median finish
- 2032:06median finish
- 2132:07median finish
- 2232:08median finish
- 2332:08median finish
- 2432:12median finish
- 2532:13median finish
The top 25 of 183 ranked 5Ks in Virginia.
Fastest 5Ks by state
FloridaTexasCaliforniaNorth CarolinaOhioGeorgiaMichiganNew JerseyVirginiaNew YorkPennsylvaniaIllinoisIndianaSouth CarolinaTennesseeColoradoMinnesotaWisconsinMissouriMassachusettsMarylandKentuckyConnecticutAlabamaLouisianaWashingtonOklahomaArkansasArizonaKansasNebraskaOregonRhode IslandMontanaDelawareNew MexicoWest VirginiaNew HampshireMaineIowaMississippiNevadaWashington, DCIdahoNorth DakotaVermontUtahAlaskaWyoming
Common questions
What is the fastest 5K in Virginia?
By the results we track, Joe LaRocco 5K and 1K Elementary School Run in Salem: its median finisher runs 23:18, 7:30 per mile, over its last 3 years. Next is The 5k at 26:36.
How are the races ranked?
By the median finish time of each race's last three years of results: the time half its finishers beat. A race needs at least 200 finishers to be ranked. It reflects the course, the usual weather and who enters: races that draw serious runners rank high.
Which 5K is best for a personal record?
Look for a flat course, a cool race morning and a field near your pace, so you have people to run with. The races here are where finishers run fastest; check each one's course and weather, shown in its listing.