T-shirts - are sold out. Remember next year to sign up early!!!!!!
NEW COURSE ALERT! In 2025 we ran a new course and things went great. The course will be the same this year. Join Grayson County Parks and Recreation and Blue Devil Cross Country boosters for our 11th annual 5k on July 4, 2025. The 5k course is rated at medium/hard with some hills. The downhill mile is super fast! This race is a separate competitive race for all ages. The mile will be run before the 5k. The course is on a slight downhill, sure to produce some fast times. Registration for the 5k or down hill mile is $25 or register for both races for $30! If you enter the Double you will only receive one t-shirt if you register in the window to receive a shirt.
Starting Times:
7:00-7:45 Race day registration
7:45 Down hill mile
8:10ish
10:00- Independence Parade
Entries:
T-shirt - with early bird registration (while they last)
Registration @ runsignup.com
Down hill mile- $25
5K- $25
Down hill/ 5k double- $30
Free- Kids fun run
5k Race Course: The race will begin in the GCHS parking lot…take a right onto Main st…..left on nautilus way.Right onto Powerhouse RD- stay straight and enter trail the leads to Grayson Rec. Pool. Go through the pool parking lot and turn right onto County Park Lane. Take the first right into the lower field parking area. Follow cones to Industrial Park Lane. Turn right onto the sidewalk (Main Street) and return to school.
Down Hill Mile: Starting line is on the sidewalk in front of Carter National Bank (Main Street) stay straight on the sidewalk to Grayson Industrial park to finish! 100 percent downhill! You will be shuttled back to GCHS afterwards.
Winner plaque (male/female awards)
Finisher medals
No Age group awards!
Jul 04, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
07:45
$25.00
Jul 04, 2026
Distance — 4.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:45
$30.00
Jul 04, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Independence.
Learn more about the host city, Independence.
Independence is a town located in, and the county seat of, Grayson County, Virginia, United States. At the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 1,001. It is situated on Virginia's Crooked Road, a heritage trail celebrating the musical heritage of Southwest Virginia.
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