Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Lake Fairfax | Reston, VA, United States

About the Event

Located in Reston, VA, this suburban park has a beautiful lake, huge open fields, pavilions, and an awesome trail network. Our course is almost entirely singletrack except for the prologue. There is about 300 feet of elevation change on the 5 mile course. While not overly technical, there are some rocks and roots to negotiate along most of the course.

Race Date: Sunday October 18, 2026
Course Length: 5.1 miles (1 lap) OR 10 miles (2 laps)

Charity partnership
During registration, you will have an opportunity to support a local non-profit Homestretch. The goal of the charity partnership is to first and foremost to raise awareness of the services Homestretch provides to families in our area. In addition, we hope to raise funds that will directly support their efforts. Please consider making a donation when you register.

Races Offered

10 Mile

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 10 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$55.00

5 Mile

Oct 18, 2026

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Distance — 5.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$45.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.8° / 20.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.3° / 17.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 5m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.4 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

68.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:19

nightlight Sunset

18:29

About Reston

Learn more about the host city, Reston.

Reston is in Virginia, United States of America) and is 20 miles west of Washington, D.C. The population of Reston is approximately 58,000 people (2010).

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Lake Fairfax.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	James Pearce	M	40	Rockville, MD	1:11:02
🥈	Sean Leahy	M	26	Alexandria, VA	1:11:31
🥉	Garrett Jones	M	23	Arlington, VA	1:13:37
4	Jimmy Sosinski	M	38	Haymarket, VA	1:15:16
5	Anonymous Anonymous	M	30	—	1:15:19
6	Brendon Thomas	M	31	Washington, DC	1:15:41
7	Benn Thomas	M	41	Arlington, VA	1:20:15
8	Kyle Grimsley	M	32	Springfield, VA	1:20:36
9	James Wagner	M	47	Washington, DC	1:21:49
10	Jonathan Aikman	M	43	Alexandria, VA	1:23:10
11	Adam Stolzberg	M	44	Arlington, VA	1:23:44
12	Joseph Palgutt	M	31	Aldie, VA	1:23:53
13	John Murray	M	50	Washington, DC	1:25:17
14	Marina Smalling	F	23	Washington, DC	1:25:27
15	Tatsuhiko Osada	M	37	Washington, DC	1:26:00
16	Ryan Bowen	M	34	Rockville, MD	1:26:17
17	Luis Tejerina	M	41	Falls Church, VA	1:26:27
18	Michael Hofmann	M	46	Arlington, VA	1:28:47
19	Lauren Lipsey	F	36	Washington, DC	1:31:59
20	Denita Acker	F	41	Alexandria, VA	1:34:44
21	Ashley Etue	F	38	Washington, DC	1:34:50
22	Lucas Beirne	M	39	Alexandria, VA	1:34:56
23	Kathryn Martin	F	39	Bethesda, MD	1:35:34
24	Christopher Maroshegyi	M	32	Washington, DC	1:39:00
25	Darcey Bennett	F	45	Arlington, VA	1:39:47
26	Paul Fezza	M	47	POTOMAC, MD	1:40:02
27	Thomas McCarthy	M	41	Warrenton, VA	1:41:17
28	Josh Wolfe	M	35	Fort Belvoir, VA	1:41:26
29	BRETT KIRLEY	M	49	Ashburn, VA	1:41:40
30	Amanda Black	F	26	Ashburn, VA	1:42:07
31	Jeff Rommel	M	50	Bethesda, MD	1:42:08
32	Jude Misik	M	43	Leesburg, VA	1:42:26
33	Rachel Dolan	F	34	Washington, DC	1:43:02
34	Shannon Hall	F	28	McLean, VA	1:43:03
35	Mike Silag	M	48	Chantilly, VA	1:44:06
36	ashley Howard	F	37	Haymarket, VA	1:45:21
37	Mark Stacey	M	48	Washington, DC	1:46:05
38	Daniel Barton	M	41	Washington, DC	1:46:17
39	Kyle Barton	M	41	Oakton, VA	1:46:17
40	Dana Bendel	F	46	Dover, DE	1:46:21
41	Bethany Schumacher	F	30	Washington, DC	1:46:41
42	Rachel Richelieu	F	41	Reston, VA	1:47:30
43	Amy Stulman	F	35	Falls Church, VA	1:48:47
44	Amanda Conley	F	37	Herndon, VA	1:49:05
45	David Baggett	M	50	Woodbridge, VA	1:49:23
46	Paola Nasser Robey	F	41	Falls Church, VA	1:49:25
47	Mark Poblete	M	35	Fairfax, VA	1:49:38
48	Christopher Sanders	M	45	Alexandria, VA	1:50:31
49	Daniel Bennett	M	36	Alexandria, VA	1:50:55
50	Daniel Soliman	M	41	Washington, DC	1:52:26

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Alexander Hinton	M	29	Washington, DC	36:59
🥈	Matthew Badgett	M	30	Lakewood, OH	37:38
🥉	David Gooze	M	32	Washington, DC	39:20
4	Matthew Cleveland	M	32	Potomac Falls, VA	39:32
5	Joshua Kiner	M	37	Greenbelt, MD	39:35
6	Wilco Lagendyk	M	54	Vienna, VA	40:05
7	Joshua Lasky	M	35	Washington, DC	41:22
8	John Baldwin	M	28	Ellicott City, MD	41:43
9	Jackson Dehn	M	35	Manassas, VA	42:12
10	Bill Moore	M	42	Bethesda, MD	42:20
11	David Towberman	M	40	Washington, DC	42:50
12	Alan Grieve	M	52	Springfield, VA	43:46
13	Josh Nichols	M	36	Burke, VA	43:59
14	Kate Reen	F	38	Reston, VA	44:09
15	Jan Smilek	M	54	Leesburg, VA	44:10
16	Sean Fish	M	35	Washington, DC	44:17
17	Mike Alonzo	M	41	Silver Spring, MD	44:37
18	Chris Noland	M	48	Sterling, VA	44:46
19	Brian Waud	M	45	Washington, DC	44:47
20	Marco Lagendyk	M	18	Vienna, VA	44:55
21	Deepak Kashyap	M	47	Fairfax, VA	45:23
22	Dawn Stevenson	F	35	Arlington, VA	45:23
23	Mackenzie Yates	F	39	Washington, DC	46:18
24	Julius Jeter	M	36	Upper Marlboro, MD	46:36
25	Allan Ng	M	42	Arlington, VA	46:47
26	Sonja Hall	F	37	Washington, DC	46:55
27	Ronald Bardach	M	63	VIENNA, VA	46:57
28	Paul Durbin	M	55	Washington, DC	46:59
29	Brent Hill	M	50	Alexandria, VA	47:34
30	Paul Rapavi	M	63	Springfield, VA	47:46
31	Angelina Oputa	F	26	Vienna, VA	47:49
32	Erica Blom	F	38	Washington, DC	48:11
33	Noel Pesce	M	45	Rockville, MD	48:15
34	Alexandra Dupont	F	33	Ellicott City, MD	48:16
35	Sara Olson	F	29	Washington, DC	48:25
36	Anita Freres	F	55	Vienna, VA	48:27
37	Mark Billinghurst	M	59	Arlington, VA	48:38
38	William Plath	M	48	Clifton, VA	48:42
39	Mark Gasser	M	34	Ellicott City, MD	48:44
40	Conrad Windisch	M	49	Falls Church, VA	48:56
41	Dan Combs	M	48	Vienna, VA	49:02
42	Joseph Lowther	M	59	Arlington, VA	49:13
43	Stanley Russell	M	54	Fairfax, VA	49:16
44	Melissa Lewellyn	F	42	Arlington, VA	49:25
45	Shelese Smith	F	47	Alexandria, VA	49:37
46	Jodi Huston	F	41	Reston, VA	49:42
47	Collier Scofield	M	43	Washington, DC	49:45
48	Jenny Wells	F	45	Annandale, VA	49:49
49	Alison Lopez	F	47	Great Falls, VA	49:56
50	Judith Hooymans	F	28	Alexandria, VA	50:08

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Races Offered

10 Mile

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Weather History

About Reston

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Fall Backyard Burn Trail Run - Lake Fairfax

About the Event

Races Offered

10 Mile

5 Mile

Weather History

About Reston

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Runner Reviews

No reviews yet

Nearby Races

Run with Dad 5K

Claude Moore 5k & 10k

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