Name: Mountain State Forest Festival 10K and 5K Run/Walk and Pump -n- Run
Start: 2026-09-27
End: 2026-09-27
Location: Elkins

About the Event

Mountain State Forest Festival 10K and 5K Run/Walk and Pump -n- Run

**New for 2026 you will have the option to run through some color for the 5K!**

Event Sponsors:

Alpenglow Dental

Broughton's Sports

Carte Hall & Associates A.C.

Elkins Builders Supply

Davis Electrical Service

*Pump -n- Run sponsored by Elkins Anytime Fitness

Start/Finish: 5th Street/Davis Avenue

7:00 a.m. Registration at Anytime Fitness for Pump -n- Run

10:30 a.m. Registration Begins in the Elkins/Randolph County Y.M.C.A

12:30 p.m. Runners & Walkers Step Off

12:45 p.m. Kids Run Step Off (Kids 1 Mile Challenge FREE to Kids 10 and under. Registration the day of the event onsite.)

Rules and Regulations

1. Runners shall complete the course as marked and directed.

2. Runners/Walkers must complete the course in which they have registered.

3. All decisions of the committee as to finish time, place and any disqualifications shall be final.

4. Must be 18 to participate in the Pump -n- Run.

Awards

10K RUN - Trophies to First and Second, overall finishers (male/female). First and second to age divisions (male/female).

Age Groups/RUN - 19-Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-Over

5K RUN - Trophies to First and Second, overall finishers (male/female). First and second to age divisions (male/female).

Age Groups/RUN - 19-Under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-Over

Pump -n- Run - Trophies to First and Second, overall finishers (male/female). First and second to age divisions (male/female).

Age Groups/RUN - 18-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-Over

About the Mountain State Forest Festival

2026 marks the 88th year of the Mountain State Forest Festival, one of the largest and oldest festivals in West Virginia. The Mountain State Forest Festival promotes the beauty and splendor of the West Virginia mountains and plays a major role in our local and state economy. This year's festival, with the theme of Autumn in Color, includes nightly live music and entertainment in the beautiful downtown amphitheater, a lumberjack competition, forestry and wood exhibits, juried art show, photography exhibit, quilt show, arts and crafts, amusement rides, three parades, and the Royal Coronation of Queen Silvia.

Races Offered

Pump -N- Run

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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07:30

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$20.00

10K Run

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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12:30

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$20.00

5K Run/Walk

Sep 27, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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12:30

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$20.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Elkins.

thermostat Temperature

13.0° / 23.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

12.1° / 22.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 28m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.9 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

78.2%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:01

nightlight Sunset

19:26

About Elkins

Learn more about the host city, Elkins.

Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,950 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Tygart Valley River and was incorporated in 1890, taking its name from Stephen B. Elkins, the city's co-founder and later U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Elkins is home to Davis and Elkins College and the Mountain State Forest Festival, held in early October every year.