River City 5K

About the Event

39th Annual River City 5K Run/Walk. Flat and fast, combination of street & paved park trail. Special pricing for 19 and under ($10). This years race begins at 215 Main St., Danville, VA 24541. This is an out and back course starting and finishing on MLK Bridge. The flat course will run along the beautiful paved Riverwalk Trail by the Dan River. THIS IS A CHIP TIMED RACE. ALL AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN BASED ON GUN TIMES. Timing will be conducted by Blue Ridge Timing, Lynchburg, Virginia. Register by 6:00pm Oct. 4th. to guarantee your shirt & size. Some additional shirts will ordered. There is no day-of-race registration.

Races Offered

River City 5K Run

Oct 17, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

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$30.00

River City 5K Walk

Oct 17, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:30

sell

$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

10.3° / 21.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

8.1° / 19.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 27m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.7 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

69.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:25

nightlight Sunset

18:39

About Danville

Learn more about the host city, Danville.

Danville is a city of 40,000 people (2018) in the state of Virginia on the Banks of the Dan River close to the border with North Carolina. Founded in 1793, Danville is perhaps best known for its role in the Civil War, when it was an important railroad stop for the Confederacy and became the last Confederate capital after Richmond fell to the North.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of River City 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ashton Weaver	M	17	Danville, VA	16:45.79
🥇	Charlene Flahiff	F	56	—	38:42.78
🥈	Chris Thorendahl	M	36	Virginia Beach, VA	17:59.26
🥈	Linda Jarosz	F	69	Danville, VA	41:51.02
🥉	Gabriel Medlin	M	17	Danville, VA	18:03.79
🥉	Jodi Martin	F	45	—	45:52.26
4	Natalie Lawrence	F	38	Kernersville, NC	18:07.85
4	Bernice Moore	F	69	Keeling, VA	45:54.66
5	Curtis Swisher	M	49	Kernersville, NC	19:06.13
5	Christina Williams	F	43	Danville, VA	49:34.54
6	Andrew Salley	M	17	Halifax, VA	19:16.33
6	Gillian Barker	F	47	Danville, VA	54:36.38
7	Timothy Coady	M	60	Danville, VA	20:37.9
7	Karen Eades	F	53	Danville, VA	54:36.63
8	Bretley Quintero	M	16	Danville, VA	21:11.21
8	Richard Barker	M	45	Danville, VA	54:37.23
9	Carter Boon	M	17	Danville, VA	21:37.72
10	Marie WIlliams	F	33	Lynchburg, VA	21:59.48
11	BARRY INGE	M	34	Danville, VA	22:24.6
12	Jack Lingle	M	14	Danville, VA	22:36.28
13	Tanner Boon	M	16	Danville, VA	23:24.08
14	Gabrielle Griffin	F	15	Danville, VA	23:33.65
15	Jenna Leach	F	35	Danville, VA	23:39.2
16	Kayla Robertson	F	26	Danville, VA	24:33.11
17	Jenny Falls	F	46	Rougemont, NC	24:54.23
18	Tyler Medlin	M	16	Danville, VA	25:25.58
19	Spencer Boon	M	14	Danville, VA	25:35.7
20	Billy Scruggs	M	66	—	25:57.51
21	Bradley Broskie	M	50	Nathalie, VA	26:19.29
22	Victoria Kirkikis	F	27	Danville, VA	26:46.05
23	Willy Knight	M	52	Danville, VA	26:48.99
24	Christopher Bowman	M	14	Danville, VA	27:16.29
25	Lauren Hiill	F	37	Danville, VA	27:17.61
26	Lyn Hill	F	52	Danville, VA	27:18.01
27	Courtney Harris	F	39	Danville, VA	27:25.05
28	Savannah Reid	F	17	Dry Fork, VA	27:26.97
29	Casey Barrett	F	26	Collinsville, VA	27:48.3
30	Abby Eades	F	16	Danville, VA	28:09.73
31	Bert Eades	M	53	Danville, VA	28:09.93
32	Lori Ingram	F	57	Blairs, VA	28:39.16
33	Karol Dixon	F	34	Dry Fork, VA	29:02.87
34	Stephen Dixon	M	32	Dry Fork, VA	30:16.36
35	Joshua Leach	M	35	Danville, VA	31:10.09
36	Lisa McCall	F	57	Wilmington, NC	31:29.34
37	C. Saunders	M	12	Danville, VA	32:17.91
38	Brooke Barrington	F	14	Danville, VA	32:41.21
39	Sandy Ramsey	F	55	Danville, VA	32:46.95
40	Hailey Fowlkes	F	28	Danville, VA	33:25.86
41	Brayden Fowlkes	M	13	Danville, VA	33:26.52
42	Hannah Hawker	F	30	Danville, VA	33:28.85
43	B. Leach	M	10	Danville, VA	33:44.74
44	Stefanie Barrington	F	43	Danville, VA	34:12.02
45	Lori King	F	57	—	34:54.02
46	P. Boon	F	12	Danville, VA	35:21.89
47	Grant Gibson	M	16	Danville, VA	35:24.7
48	Sophia Barker	F	15	Danville, VA	37:27.75
49	Karen Allen	F	64	Creedmoor, NC	40:56.67
50	Rachael Huggins	F	29	Danville, VA	41:37.19