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Into the Darkness Night Trail Run

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

calendar_today 24 Oct, 2026

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sell $35.00

About the Event

This is the Roanoke Valley’s most unique event. The course will take you through 3.6 miles of the Explore Park. Following the successful Mountain Bike Nationals XCO event, we finally got out to the Explore Park to see what we could put together for our 19th Into the Darkness. The course will be totally different this year and we'll be running the XCO course in reverse. The course consists of .25 miles of asphalt road before putting you on twisty rolling single track for the rest of the event. The trails will be marked with reflective arrows, glow sticks, and the occasional surprise (nothing scary, this is a family event). Every effort will be taken so that you will easily be able to find your way and stay on course.

Races Offered

Night Trail Run

Oct 24, 2026

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Distance — 3.65 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

19:00

sell

$35.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

8.9° / 21.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.7° / 19.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 22m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.4 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

70.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:29

nightlight Sunset

18:41

About Roanoke

Learn more about the host city, Roanoke.

Roanoke, Virginia, called the "Star City of the South" and "Magic City," is a charming city with beautiful views. A colorfully lit 100-ft star atop Mill Mountain graces the Roanoke Valley. The city sits between Virginia Tech and Smith Mountain Lake in Southwest Virginia. The Roanoke Valley had a population of around 315,000 in 2020.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Into the Darkness Night Trail Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Daniel Kolasa	M	42	Christiansburg, VA	26:29.1
🥇	Mason Lira	M	14	Roanoke, VA	27:33.22
🥈	Jakob Nipper	M	22	Christiansburg, VA	26:45.06
🥈	Tyler Best	M	25	Roanoke, VA	28:04.94
🥉	Brendan Hall	M	25	ROANOKE, VA	26:59.65
🥉	Murjan Hammad	M	31	Blacksburg, VA	28:34.46
4	Parker Chapman	M	15	Callaway, VA	27:20.83
4	West Robison	M	37	Roanoke, VA	28:56.28
5	Andrew Riddle	M	15	Rocky Mount, VA	27:20.92
5	Lucas Simms	M	16	Rocky Mount, VA	29:18.12
6	Fadelallah Alshuailat	M	24	Max Meadows, VA	29:18.21
6	Connor Poole	M	20	Gaithersburg, MD	29:25.15
7	Jeremy Peterson	M	29	Lynchburg, VA	29:35.11
7	Bentley Decker	M	15	Roanoke, VA	29:46.84
8	Luke Johnston	M	25	Blue Ridge, VA	29:52.28
8	Matt Swenty	M	41	Lexington, VA	30:12.56
9	Matthew Ross	M	44	Copper Hill, VA	30:04.67
9	Dexter Gaines	M	14	Roanoke, VA	30:15.71
10	William Jamison	M	16	Rocky Mount, VA	30:05.56
10	Chris Parkhurst	M	47	Cave Spring, VA	30:56.32
11	Jeremy Thomas	M	31	Roanoke, VA	30:10.8
11	Siena Iademarco	F	15	Roanoke, VA	31:41.87
12	Seth Johnson	M	31	Goodview, VA	30:13.27
12	Bob Rimkis	M	59	Roanoke, VA	31:59.6
13	Andrew Goodwin	M	13	Roanoke, VA	30:20
13	Ryan Zewatsky	M	38	Roanoke, VA	32:08.89
14	Jacob Christman	M	34	Glade Hill, VA	30:25.7
14	Andrew Harrison	M	41	Roanoke, VA	32:55.9
15	S. Ross	F	12	Copper Hill, VA	30:28.49
15	Thomas Barrett	M	38	Callaway, VA	33:26.6
16	Alex Shema	M	30	Roanoke, VA	30:42.52
16	John Thomas Grider	M	14	Rocky Mount, VA	34:05.53
17	David Warren	M	46	Danville, VA	31:31.58
17	Emily Jamison	F	42	Boones Mill, VA	34:58.36
18	Ethan Twardy	M	13	Bent Mountain, VA	31:35.83
18	Brogan Shutts	M	16	Fincastle, VA	35:05.38
19	Adam Donato	M	40	Christiansburg, VA	32:08.71
19	G. Harrington	M	12	Forest, VA	35:13.62
20	Chaz Edmonds	M	38	Roanoke, VA	33:04.11
20	Preston Evans	M	64	Madison Heights, VA	35:14.03
21	Stewart Silver	M	30	Roanoke, VA	33:09.6
21	L. Harrington	M	10	Forest, VA	35:14.03
22	Skylar Krehbiel	F	16	Boones Mill, VA	33:30.07
22	David Oranchak	M	45	Roanoke, VA	35:46.94
23	Hannah Montalvo	F	35	Poquoson, VA	33:35.02
23	Kevin Slusher	M	47	Roanoke, VA	35:58.33
24	Cory Dunton	M	30	Roanoke, VA	33:40.58
24	Barry Epperson	M	53	Lynchburg, VA	35:59.67
25	TIMOTHY BIANCHINI	M	44	Siler City, NC	33:48.66
25	Steve Joyce	M	25	Gap Mills, WV	36:04.98
26	O. Krehbiel	M	9	Boones Mill, VA	34:04.84
26	Jill Hafeli	F	33	Goodview, VA	36:10.12
27	Corey Goodwin	M	45	Roanoke, VA	34:47.07
27	R. Harrington	M	12	Forest, VA	36:11.13
28	C. Lira	M	12	Roanoke, VA	34:53.19
28	Roald Seidemann	M	58	Floyd, VA	36:14.86
29	Mary Ann Wriston	F	14	Floyd, VA	35:17.23
29	James Gilbert	M	36	Christiansburg, VA	36:19.49
30	JOSHUA CASTLE	M	47	Springfield, VA	36:03.72
30	Colin Semple	M	29	Roanoke, VA	36:23.21
31	Farrell Adkins	M	41	Roanoke, VA	36:41.04
31	Derek Bowie	M	55	Salem, VA	37:05.13
32	Rebekah Hicks	F	49	Floyd, VA	36:42.51
32	Caroline Johnson	F	24	Roanoke, VA	37:23.21
33	Shaun Fralin	M	35	Rocky Mount, VA	36:42.69
33	Daryl Hagood	M	47	Collinsville, VA	38:06.81
34	Rusty Brown	M	54	Roanoke, VA	36:51.9
34	Michael Ralph	M	41	Vinton, VA	38:39.79
35	G. Swenty	M	10	Lexington, VA	36:54.63
35	COUGAN BIANCHINI	M	13	Siler City, NC	38:41.33
36	Timothy Fortuna	M	46	Roanoke, VA	37:01.67
36	Serena Miller	F	38	Blacksburg, VA	38:44.42
37	Brooke Stephenson	F	23	Blacksburg, VA	37:09.82
37	Daniel Simon	M	27	Roanoke, VA	38:50.85
38	Herakles Boardman	M	31	Troutville, VA	37:12.6
38	Stephanie Thomas	F	33	Roanoke, VA	38:56.74
39	David Duncan	M	42	Christiansburg, VA	37:13.18
39	Jake Sanza	M	24	Roanoke, VA	39:02.88
40	Chris Robertson	M	47	Vinton, VA	37:30.68
40	Dean McDonough	M	25	Blacksburg, VA	39:19.29
41	Lindsey Jones	F	33	Roanoke, VA	37:47.06
41	A. Seguin	F	11	Evington, VA	39:37.64
42	Melissa Carr	F	37	Roanoke, VA	37:56.03
42	Chris DeFalco	M	58	Roanoke, VA	39:38.9
43	Jeffery Clark	M	59	Roanoke, VA	37:56.37
43	Ashley Volk	F	36	Forest, VA	39:59.56
44	Michael Vaught	M	63	Chapel Hill, NC	38:05.23
44	Michael Moses	M	54	Forest, VA	40:03.98
45	Stephanie Dannenberg	F	33	Verona, WI	38:40.2
45	Preston Evans	M	69	Madison Heights, VA	40:50.71
46	Brian Winch	M	41	Lynchburg, VA	38:40.21
46	Kevin Slusher	M	52	Vinton, VA	41:10.01
47	Bella Whittle	F	14	Roanoke, VA	38:42.95
47	Cecilia Flagg	F	31	Roanoke, VA	41:21.46
48	Florence Bliss	F	42	Blacksburg, VA	39:10.9
48	C. Welfare	M	12	Roanoke, VA	41:32.36
49	Byron Lawson	M	30	Roanoke, VA	39:12.07
49	Chance Welfare	M	49	Roanoke, VA	41:40.48
50	Christopher Marlman	M	56	Salem, VA	39:21.9
50	Nathan Foust	M	30	Pembroke, VA	41:55.74