ASHRAE: Run for Research 5K

About the Event

Join ASHRAE National Capital Chapter for the Run for Research 5K on Sunday, June 14 in Fairfax, Virginia.

ASHRAE is the international society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning professionals. Founded in 1894, ASHRAE is dedicated to advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration, and sustainability within the industry. Through research, standards writing, publishing, and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow's built environment today. For more information, please visit www.ashrae.org

ASHRAE's Mission is to "serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and their allied fields." Their vision is of a "healthy and sustainable environment for all."

ASHRAE invites members of the community to run or walk with members and volunteers of the local chapter of ASHRAE. All proceeds will help to directly support the chapter's contribution to ASHRAE research.

Location & Time:
Fairfax Corner Shopping Center
4100 Monument Corner
Fairfax, VA 22030
Sunday, June 14 at 8:00 AM

Registration Fees:
5K: $30 through March 31
$35 through May 31
$40 through Race Day

Online registration will remain OPEN through Race Morning. All registrants must register online.

Packet pick up will be at the BURKE =PR= Run and Walk store (5715 Burke Centre Pkwy, Burke, VA 22015) on Saturday, June 13, from 12:00-3:00 pm, and then at the Fairfax Corner Plaza on race day starting at 7:00 am.

Participants will receive a commemorative performance shirt.

Since 1960, ASHRAE has sponsored research studies at universities and research firms. The results of these studies have been used to prepare chapters in the ASHRAE Handbook series; as foundational material in special publications, in the formulation of standards; to train university students as they prepare for the service in the HVAC&R industry; and to spread the knowledge gained through presentation at Society Conferences and publication in ASHRAE Transactions or conference proceedings. For more information, please visit ASHRAERP

Races Offered

5K

Jun 14, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$30.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Fairfax.

thermostat Temperature

17.7° / 29.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.7° / 29.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 31m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

9.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:44

nightlight Sunset

20:34

About Fairfax

Learn more about the host city, Fairfax.

Fairfax, nicknamed Fairfax City by the locals, is the county seat of Fairfax County, in the state of Virginia. The city has roots dating back to the 1700s. It has character and an identity of its own not often found in the much newer and largely homogeneous exurban areas in Northern Virginia.