Name: 2026 Day of the Dog 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2
Start: 2026-08-22
End: 2026-09-30
Location: Mcdonough

About the Event

*THESE MEDALS WILL START SHIPPING OUT APRIL 2026!

August 26th, 2026 is International Dog Day! To help celebrate, we are hosting our tenth annual Day of the Dog: Run, Walk or Jog 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, 13.1, 26.2! We invite you to complete your chosen distance anytime in August or September for, or with, your favorite four legged friend.

Races can be completed anytime in August or September 2026 even better if it's August 26th!
1 mile, 5k, 10k, 13.1, and 26.2 virtual races are available — you choose which distance you want to complete
Great for all ages
Registration Fee: $25 (includes a medal, bib, and donation to charity)
Medals and bibs will begin shipping out mid-May 2026

Cost: The price is $25 and that includes your medal, bib and at least 15% of every entry will be donated to charity.

*Charity Disclaimer:
We are not a nonprofit organization — we simply believe in supporting great causes whenever we can. A portion of your race registration is donated to a charitable organization. Over the last 13 years we have donated more than $1 million to charities around the world.

Due to certain legal restrictions, we're unable to publicly list specific charities associated with each event. However, you're welcome to email us at support@virtualrunevent.com for more information on which charity this race benefits and to get a list of our charity donations throughout the years.

What is a Virtual Race?

A virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym or on the track (or ev en at another race). You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself. Running and walking on your own, or with friends! And your medal will be shipped directly to you. Complete a virtual 5Ks, 10K, half marathon and more!

Each race benefits a difference charity

For each of our virtual races, we choose a charity to donate a portion of each registration to. We’ve already raised more than $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events! Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.

Races Offered

1 Mile

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 1.6K

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09:00

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$25.00

10K

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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09:00

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$25.00

5K

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

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$25.00

Half Marathon

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 21.1K

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09:00

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$25.00

Marathon

Aug 22, 2026

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Mcdonough.

thermostat Temperature

21.1° / 31.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

22.9° / 33.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 8m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Very high

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:59

nightlight Sunset

20:20

About Mcdonough

Learn more about the host city, Mcdonough.

McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 29,051 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Henry County. The unincorporated communities of Blacksville, Flippen, Kelleytown, and Ola are located near McDonough, and addresses in those communities have McDonough ZIP codes.