VHCC Great Expectations Race for the Future 5K
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VHCC Great Expectations Race For The Future 5K
The VHCC Great Expectations Race For The Future 5K is a community run and walk held at Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon, Virginia on May 1, 2027. The event uses a course that loops around VHCC's 100 acre campus, including parking areas, Opportunity Lane, sections of trail and unpaved terrain on the disc golf course, crossings of VHCC Drive, and stretches along French Moore Jr. Boulevard and Opportunity Drive before returning to the main campus.
Distance: 3.1 miles.
Packet pickup is located in the Collins Student Center in the ISC Building on campus, with race day pickup available near the start line. No race day registration is permitted. Registration opens January 6, 2027. Early bird entry fee is listed at $30 and later registration is listed at $35; registrations must be received by March 21, 2027 to be guaranteed a t shirt, and registration closes April 30, 2027.
The event supports the Great Expectations program at VHCC, which assists students who have experienced foster care by providing mentorship, advising, financial assistance, career coaching, employment help, and community referrals. Funds raised will remain local to VHCC for items such as gas gift cards, emergency funds, marketing and recruitment, and scholarships.
Course marshals and police will be stationed, particularly at road crossings. Pets are not permitted on the course. Participants running with strollers should start at the back of the field. Headphone use is strongly discouraged; if headphones are used, one ear should remain open or bone conducting headphones should be worn. There is a 75 minute time limit. Awards are given to the top three overall men and women and to the top two athletes in each age group. Age groups include girls 17 and under, boys 17 and under, women 18 to 30, men 18 to 30, women 31 to 49, men 31 to 49, women 50 and over, and men 50 and over. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
