The Blacksburg Classic was called the Foxridge Classic when it was held in 1986 — in a snowstorm. Prior to that there was a Valentine's Day 10 miler sponsored by Conditioning Unlimited.

39^th annual Blacksburg Classic

February 10, 2024

Come join the fun at the 39th year of the Blacksburg Classic 10 Miler & 5K, the first event of the RunAbout Sports 2024 Race Series. Both races start at Margaret Beeks Elementary School and feature a course that runs briefly through the Miller Southside Neighborhood before hitting the popular Huckleberry Trail.

Don't miss the opportunity to experience one of the New River Valley's “classic” running events while also making progress on your fitness goals for 2024.

REGISTER: https://runsignup.com/BlacksburgClassic
10 Mile & 5k Races start at 1p.m.

All 10 Miler finishers receive a medal. Long sleeve shirts to 5K and 10-Mile runners who register before Jan. 31.

Packet pickup:

• Feb. 9 RunAbout Sports 3-7 p.m.
• Feb. 10 Margaret Beeks Elementary School 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Previous Years
Blacksburg Classic Results

February 19, 2023: Results

February 12, 2022: Results

May 22, 2021 : We had a beautiful day for the Blacksburg Classic 10 Mile and 5K race. Great job to all the participants! Some blazing times on a challenging course. Thank you to all the volunteers from the New River Valley Literacy Club, Red Sun Farms, and the Virginia Tech Running Club. We would like to thank the Town of Blacksburg for allowing us to have the race and for police support, Virginia Tech for allowing us to run on campus for part of the course and for police coverage, and the VT Corporate Research Center for allowing us to host the event there and run through the corporate park. Additional thanks to Linda, Michael, Stephen, and Jack for helping with clean-up! Special shout out to Donna Akers for running her 34th Blacksburg Classic (out of the 36 years of the race) and she is only a few races shy of 800 career races! | Results

February 9, 2020: Results

February 9, 2019: | Results: 9.53 Mile Overall | Age Group; 5K Overall | Age Groups

February 11, 2018: | Results: Overall | 5K Age Groups | 10 Mile Age Groups

February 12, 2017: | Rsults: Overall | Age Groups

February 20, 2016: The 31^st Annual Blacksburg Classic was rescheduled from February 13 because of cold temperatures. It was a beautiful day for running and we had some great performances! Moving the race back a week seemed to be a wise decision and made for spectacular conditions. We had over 300 runners participate! Photos were posted on the Runaobut Sports Facebook page. | Results: 10 Mile Overall | 5K Overall |Age Groups

February 14, 2015: On a cold and very windy day 318 brave runners ran in the Blacksburg Classic's 30th edition. The first race of the 2015 RunAbout Race Series presented by Carilion Clinic drew 182 runners that finished the 10 miler. 136 runners finished the 5K and have one race finish towards earning the 2015 Race Series sweatshirt. Edward Dickenson, 51, won the 5K going away in 17:44. Kirsten Beaudry placed third overall and won the women's division in 19:16. In the ten Miler four men broke one hour. Patrick Woodford held off Max Werner winning in 57:09 to Max's 57:29. Quinn Thomas and Andrew Parkins also broke one hour. In the womens ten miler Ann McGranahan Thomas and Mina DeMarco ran the closes womens race in fifteen years with Ann taking the victory in a blazing 1:01.40 to Mina's 1:01.54. Incredible times considering the conditions. Congratulations to all the hearty runners for getting out there. Your another day fitter and better. Excellent job!!! | 10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups

March 2, 2014 (rescheduled from Feruary 16 becausee of snow): The 29th Blacksburg Classic was held on a beautiful and at times windy day — a rare day this winter to have a day that you could wear shorts! Over 400 runners finished the two distances with the 10 miler having more participants for the second straight year. | 10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups | Photos.

February 16, 2013: The 28th Blacksburg Classic 10 Miler and 5K was 28 degrees with 8-10 mph winds and blue skies. The cool, crisp day was much better than expected with 1 inch of snow forecasted. For the first time, more runners ran the 10 miler than the 5K. We had 194 complete the 5K and 267 finish the 10 miler. | 10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups | Photos

February 18, 2012: 10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups | Photos

February 27, 2011 This year’s Blacksburg Classic had the highest turnout in history. The 487 finishers (223 finished the 10 miler and 264 completed the 5K) took advantage of 60 degree weather and low winds.
10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups | Photos

6 March 2010: The Classic was rescheduled from February 20 because of ice on the course. The weather was beautiful: 45 degrees at race time.
Results for the 5K | Results for the 10 miler | Results for the FunRun
2010 Blacksburg Classic photos

21 February 2009: There were 194 5K finishers and 214 10 mile finishers.
Results for the 5K | Results for the 10 miler

29 March 2008: The 2008 Blacksburg Classic started off cloudy, but by race time had terrifc running weather. The turnout was smaller than in past years as there were two races in town — both attracting hundreds. This past Saturday could have been the largest number of runners actually racing in Blacksburg history (over 600) when combining the two events.
Results for the Fun Run | Results for the 5K | Results for the 10 miler

24 February 2007: Waking up Sunday morning in an ice covered world, made me realize how fortunate we had been with the weather for the Blacksburg Classic the day before. It could hardly have been nicer. There was no wind to speak of and the sun, not hindered by any clouds, warmed all, making it feel warmer than the 50 degrees it became by mid afternoon. The great weather made many decide that running would be a fun thing to do, and race-day sign-ups were plentiful. The field of 5K and 10 Mile runners grew by nearly 150 race-day entrants; a total of 361 runners finished either the 5K or 10 Mile race. The fun run too saw quite a run-day addition, to about 30.
10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups

25 February 2006: 10 Mile Overall | 10 Mile Age groups | 5K Overall | 5K Age groups

26 February 2005: 40 degree temperatures and more than 400 participants.
10 Mile Overall (Open, Masters, Grand Masers) | Age Groups
5 K Overall (Open, Masters, Grand Masers) | Age Groups

28 February 2004: a record turnout of 440 runners.
10 Mile Overall (Open, Masters, Grand Masers) | Age Groups
5 K Overall (Open, Masters, Grand Masers) | Age Groups

22 February 2003: In spite of record rains which resulted in modifications of the 10-Mile course because of flooding, 200 runners participated.
Collegiate Time article (25 February 2003)
10 Miler Results | 5 Kilometer Results

2002: A turnout of close to 400 runners took advantage of the 40 degree temperature, clear skies, and gentle breezes to participants in the Striders' Annual Classic.
10 Miler Results | 5 Kilometer Results

2001: 10 Miler Results | 5 Kilometer Results

2000: 10 Miler Results | 5 Kilometer Results | Overall Results

1999: 10 Mile Results | 5 Kilometer Map.

Last updated 19 February 2022