Doggie Dash 5k

About the Event

3rd Annual Doggie Dash 5K
Get ready to lace up your sneakers and leash up your pup for the 3rd Annual Doggie Dash 5K! 🐾 8:00 am October 10, 2026

Join us for another tail-wagging good time as runners, walkers, and their four-legged friends hit the course together to support the Franklin County Animal Shelter. After rave reviews from last year, we’re excited to bring back our new and improved route — a scenic and fun path that everyone loved!

This community favorite event, sponsored by Cornerstone Building Brands, promises a morning full of energy, smiles, and plenty of wagging tails. Whether you’re running for time or strolling for fun, it’s all about getting active, connecting with fellow animal lovers, and helping pets in need find their forever homes.

Stay tuned for details on race packets, adoption opportunities, and post-race festivities — this is one event you won’t want to miss!

Races Offered

5k Run/Walk

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.14 Miles

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Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Rocky Mount.

thermostat Temperature

9.5° / 20.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.1° / 18.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 17m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.4 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

66.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:28

nightlight Sunset

18:41

About Rocky Mount

Learn more about the host city, Rocky Mount.

Rocky Mount is a city in North Carolina. Its dawning days were more or less centered around cotton mills in the early 19th century, though it was settled as early as the 1700s by Europeans. Eventually tobacco became the prized crop and warehouses and rail stations sprung up to export this commodity. Rocky Mount, though with a reputation tarnished somewhat by crime and urban decay, is the birthplace of Mike Tyson and Hardee's fast food restaurants and where Jim Thorpe debuted with the Rocky Mountain Railroaders and Jack Kerouac wrote parts of "The Dharma Bums" during his visits there.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Doggie Dash 5k.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Mark Gore	M	46	Winchester, VA	18:25.6
🥇	Nick Goard	M	15	Pinehurst, NC	20:07.5
🥈	Nicholas Bunn	M	15	Mount Solon, VA	18:30.7
🥈	I. Theriault	M	12	Chattanooga, TN	23:39.8
🥉	Jeven Jesneck	M	37	Rocky Mount, VA	20:31.8
🥉	Steve Strachan	M	49	Martinsville, VA	25:46.7
4	Thomas Simmons	M	52	Henderson, NC	21:18.8
4	Thiago Noqueing	M	23	—	26:40.7
5	H. Jesneck	M	10	Rocky Mount, VA	23:43.2
5	Winston Davis	M	44	Chatham, VA	27:27.7
6	Tyrone Crump	M	30	Fieldale, VA	24:10.7
6	Nathan Foust	M	29	Pembroke, VA	27:56.2
7	KJ Snyder	F	14	Wirtz, VA	24:15.1
7	Holden Puckett	M	21	Martinsville, VA	28:15.4
8	Ron Weaver	M	67	Rocky Mount, VA	24:32.8
8	Bart Smith	M	53	Rocky Mount, VA	29:23.2
9	Morgan Taylor	F	34	Arlington, VA	25:37.2
9	Andre Marshall	M	36	Rocky Mount, VA	29:33.5
10	Matthew Guynn	M	31	Narrows, VA	26:05.2
10	Lori Strachan	F	47	Martinsville, VA	30:19.7
11	Justin Woods	M	35	Collinsville, VA	26:35.7
11	Greyson Strachan	M	19	Martinsville, VA	30:31.2
12	G. Jesneck	M	8	Rocky Mount, VA	26:51.6
12	Jackie Davis	F	37	Chatham, VA	30:49.9
13	Terri Weaver	F	65	Rocky Mount, VA	26:51.9
13	Tyrone Crump	M	29	Fieldale, VA	30:59.5
14	Sidrick Wright	M	36	Rocky Mount, VA	27:23
14	Luis Van Beek	M	36	Rocky Mount, VA	31:12.3
15	Wendy Harman	F	42	Rocky Mount, VA	27:47
15	Kevin Foust	M	64	Christiansburg, VA	31:19.3
16	Heidi Bunn	F	47	Mount Solon, VA	28:12.5
16	KJ Snyder	F	13	Wirtz, VA	31:25.7
17	Taden Prezell	M	15	Ferrum, VA	28:25.2
17	Carlos Nogueira	M	53	Salem, VA	31:59.3
18	Richard Thornhill III	M	15	Rocky Mount, VA	28:26.5
18	Suzanne Smith	F	48	Rocky Mount, VA	34:31.2
19	David Sokoloff	M	21	Bassett, VA	29:18.5
19	Manuel Mungaray	M	34	Rocky Mount, VA	37:14.5
20	Cassidy Gilmore	F	29	Rocky Mount, VA	30:06.8
20	A. Ramzee	M	9	Roanoke, VA	37:53.8
21	S. Harman	M	12	Rocky MountRocky Mount, VA	30:32.4
21	Kimberly Goard	F	45	Pinehurst, NC	38:01.7
22	Dalton Lee	M	23	Rocky Mount, VA	33:51.4
22	Wade Martin	M	42	Glade Hill, VA	38:13
23	Quintin Shively	M	30	Rocky Mount, VA	34:55.2
23	A. Martin	M	9	Glade Hill, VA	38:15
24	Cassidy Prillaman	F	26	Rocky Mount, VA	35:07
24	Jessica Knobeloch	F	28	Blue Ridge, VA	39:41.3
25	Mark Mathias	M	34	Rocky Mount, VA	35:13.7
25	Quintin Shively	M	29	Rocky Mount, VA	39:44.6
26	Norris Bunn	M	52	Mount Solon, VA	36:30.7
26	Cassidy Prillaman	F	25	Rocky Mount, VA	40:08.2
27	Heather Basham	F	51	Rocky Mount, VA	36:36.2
27	Harley Hensley	M	39	Roanoke, VA	42:30.2
28	K. Bussey	M	10	Rocky Mount, VA	36:42.1
28	Brittany McDonald	F	31	Roanoke, VA	42:52.6
29	Nicole Van Beek	F	35	Rocky Mount, VA	36:55.3
29	Vanessa Waller	F	37	Rocky Mount, VA	49:15.5
30	Manuel Mungaray	M	35	Rocky Mount, VA	36:55.5
30	Amanda Yopp	F	32	Ferrum, VA	49:20.9
31	Luis Van Beek	M	37	Rocky Mount, VA	36:56.3
31	brianna shelton	F	20	Ferrum, VA	49:44.3
32	Jada Morgan	F	22	Glade Hill, VA	36:57.9
32	K. Wood	F	12	Rocky Mount, VA	50:23.2
33	Trystan Chandler	M	16	Moneta, VA	37:09.1
33	A. Hodges	F	12	Glade Hill, VA	50:25.2
34	Maribel Rosado-Schilling	F	56	Callaway, VA	37:42.7
34	Quentisa Bellamy	F	29	—	50:59.3
35	Stephanie May	F	31	Roanoke, VA	38:46.4
35	Brayden Smith	M	17	Rocky Mount, VA	51:04.1
36	Katherine Gill	F	41	Boones Mill, VA	38:46.8
36	Joey Smith	M	36	Rocky Mount, VA	51:04.2
37	Lyla Pearle Schilling	F	17	Callaway, VA	39:58.2
37	Amanda Smith	F	34	Rocky Mount, VA	51:04.7
38	Stephanie Wright	F	38	Boones Mill, VA	40:49.3
38	Destiny Manns	F	28	Martinsville, VA	51:07.9
39	Vanessa Waller	F	38	Rocky Mount, VA	41:39.4
39	Louis Manns	M	56	—	51:14.1
40	Kendra Washburn	F	37	Bassett, VA	41:46.7
40	K. Bussey	M	9	Rocky Mount, VA	52:37.9
41	Brad Basham	M	48	Rocky Mount, VA	42:30.3
41	H. Holland	M	9	ROCKY MOUNT, VA	52:38.4
42	Alayna Martin	F	14	Glade Hill, VA	44:18.4
42	Hannah Bussey	F	21	Rocky Mount, VA	53:08.7
43	Chester Eldridge	M	45	Salem, VA	45:02.5
43	Miguel Aguiar	M	24	Bassett, VA	54:08.7
44	Kathryn Eldridge	F	44	Salem, VA	45:03
44	Stephan Eberhardt	M	27	Copper Hill, VA	54:09.8
45	Chris Shields	M	37	Roanoke, VA	45:52.6
45	Jordan Moore	M	24	Danville, VA	56:18.6
46	Nadine Hernandez-Cruz	F	46	Rocky Mount, VA	46:01.4
46	Q. Dickinson	F	8	Moneta, VA	56:47.2
47	Crystal Henson	F	41	Ferrum, VA	46:52.6
47	Michelle Yopp	F	50	Callaway, VA	57:01.3
48	Kimberly Dube	F	57	Rocky Mount, VA	47:36.8
48	L. Martin	M	7	Glade Hill, VA	58:25.9
49	Kristin Jesneck	F	36	Rocky Mount, VA	48:23.8
49	Jamie Martin	F	35	Glade Hill, VA	58:27.6
50	Harry Boitnott	M	43	Boones Mill, VA	48:57.2
50	Sharon Hia	F	63	Glade Hill, VA	58:28