Veterans Day 5K Fun Run/Walk at Hampton Park 2026

Description

We will be conducting a fun run or walk to honor Veterans, at 9AM on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026.

1. LOCATION: The run will start at 9 am on Saturday, Nov. 14, and it will be 3.1 times around the Hampton Park loop (Mary Murray Dr.). Information, pre-run festivities, start and finish will all be on the north side of the park, in the vicinity of the Rose Pavilion and the Hampton Park public toilets.

2. PARKING:

a. HAMPTON PARK WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 8 AM TO NOON . If you park within Hampton Park before it closes at 8, you will not be able to get your car out of Hampton Park until it reopens at noon.

b. There is public parking outside of, but very near, Hampton Park. You can park in these public spaces but please: i) comply with any limitations on how long your car can park there; ii) DO NOT PARK ON GRASS; iii) DO NOT PARK ACROSS DRIVEWAYS ; and iv) be aware that folks live in the houses around the park and be respectful of them and their needs and rights. Finally, consider sustainability, and whether you could carpool, walk, bike, use public transportation, or otherwise minimize the event’s carbon footprint.

3. STAY AWARE : During our run, bicyclists will be allowed to use the park and some of them may be traveling at high speeds. The road will be divided into three lanes:

i) an innermost, narrow lane, which can be used by fast, competitive runners;

ii) a middle, narrow lane marked for bicyclists; and

iii) an outer, wide lane for cars, which will be closed to car traffic during our event and can easily accommodate all participants.

STAY OUT OF THE BIKE LANE! A collision with a bicyclist could be painful for all involved!

5. FOOD DONATIONS: Food donations can be made at packet pickup, or on race day. Items needed for the Veterans' causes include: canned ham, canned chicken, Vienna sausages, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruits, canned vegetables, and Hormel complete meals.

GENERAL INFORMATION, PREVIOUSLY POSTED, ABOUT OUR EVENT IS BELOW.

Participants can run or walk in beautiful Hampton Park, Charleston, SC, or they can participate virtually at the time and place of their choosing.

All registrants will receive BOTH a long sleeve SHIRT and a MEDAL commemorating the event.

We will probably set up a time and place for picking up t-shirts and bibs on the day before the run: Friday, Nov. 13. Information about the packet pick-up will be posted on this website, and emailed to registered participants, before Nov. 1. When you’re at the packet pick-up, can pick up these items for yourself, your team members, your friends, your family, and others. THERE WILL BE NO PACKET PICK UP ON THE DAY OF THE RACE. If you are traveling from out of town, or otherwise cannot get your gear picked up on Friday, please email Lisa (lisamdeaton@comcast.net ) to make other arrangements, if/as possible. In your email, please include the names of all registrants in your party.

Virtual participants will receive their shirts and medals by mail (to a US, APO or FPO address).

If you registered on or after October 8, you will receive a shirt, but we cannot guarantee that it will be the size you select.

For the event in Hampton Park, we will mark off a distance of 5k (going around the park 3 times) but participants can run or walk a shorter or longer distance, if they choose. There will be no awards or timed results, but we plan to have a time clock at the finish line so participants can note their finish times. Hampton Park is closed to traffic during the event.

Virtual participants can run or walk a 5k distance (or shorter, or longer) distance at a time and place of their choosing, and will not need to submit any information about when they walked or ran the 5k, or how long it took them. They can, of course, post their results on whatever social media they would like. It may take a month, or more, for the virtual participants to receive their shirts, de