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The 47th Elizabeth River Run

Sunday — September 20, 2026
Portsmouth, Va

The Elizabeth River Run has moved back to Portsmouth!!!

The 47th Edition is presented by Tidewater Striders 
and the Portsmouth Children's Museum

Events

ERR 10K Run/Walk

Price: $45
Time: 8:15AM EDT 1:00PM EDT

655 spots left. Price increases after May 29, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
Note: This event is for race walking only, which has strict rule

ERR Competitive 10K Walk

Price: $45
Time: 8:15AM EDT 1:00PM EDT

655 spots left. Price increases after May 28, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

Crawford Street Mile

Price: $20
Time: 7:45AM EDT 1:00PM EDT

655 spots left. Price increases after July 28, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
Open to ages 1 - 90.
Get registered ASAP to secure your sport!
Race shirts will only be guaranteed for the first 750 Registrants

Course Information

New Year -> New Location -> New Course

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Course Elevation
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Starting and Finishing at the Portsmouth Pavilion

16 Crawford Cir. Portsmouth, VA  23704

Race Information

PACKET PICK-UP:

Pre-Race Packet Pick-up

Location: TBD 
Date & Time:

  • September 18th — 3-6 pm
  • September 19th — 2-7 p.m.

More details coming soon!

Race day packet pickup will be available for out-of-town participants only!!!

AMENITIES & POST-RACE FESTIVITIES:

Quality race shirts and finishers medals

Post-race Party is Back at the Portsmouth pavilion with Local Craft Beer, Food, Live Music, and Vendors

TEAM COMPETITION:

All local run clubs and groups are invited to form their teams for a shot at the ERR CUP!!!! 

Scoring will be based on age-graded results.

Register your team and sign up for the team when Registering for the race on run signup.

AWARDS:

10k - top 3 overall female and male finishers in the following categories:

  • Overall
  • Masters
  • 19&under
  • 5-year age groups 20-74 and 75+ 

Top male & female walkers. 

Youth age group awards for the one mile as well. 

Prize money will be awarded to the top 3 male and female and overall male and female masters winners in the 10K.

  • 1st place Male & Female Overall $250
  • 2nd place Male & Female Overall $150
  • 3rd place Male & Female Overall $100
  • 1st place Male & Female Masters $100

Elite Field:

Think you qualify to participate as an elite runner?

To qualify, participants must meet the following standards:

  • Open Male: < 31:00
  • Open Female: < 37:00
  • Male Masters: < 36:00
  • Female Masters: < 42:00

Qualifying time window: Submitted time must be from a 10K race completed between May 1, 2025 and September 1, 2026.

Runners with who meet the time standard can receive a complimentary race entry, with submission of offical time to the Race Director via email. 

Email Race Director

Strider Member Information

All Tidewater Strider Club members receive a $5.00 discount, until the close of online registration.

Strider Plus Runners are also discounted until the close of online registration.

For both discounts: please ensure you are using the login/email associated with your Tidewater Strider Membership.

MORE INFORMATION 

http://tidewaterstriders.com/races

Sponsorships:

Are you interested in becoming a sponsor for the race?

Reach thousands of local residents and support a beloved local event and organization.

Learn more: Help Sponsor This Race

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