Name: Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5K Trail Race
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-10
Location: Lynchburg

About the Event

Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5k is the premier trail race in the Liberty Mountain Trail Series. The Half Marathon is comprised of primarily single track trail intermixed with some forest roads. The 5K course is an out and back course on a forest road.

DATE | Saturday, October 10, 2026
LOCATION | Hydaway Outdoor Center
DISTANCE | Half Marathon - 13.1 miles | 5K - 3.1 miles

START TIME | Half Marathon @ 8 A.M. | 5K @ 8:15 A.M.
PACKET PICKUP (info packet includes race shirt and bib) | Friday, October 9 – LaHaye Rotunda from Noon-6 P.M. |
T-SHIRT | Featured giveaway t-shirt is guaranteed before Oct 1st registration. A limited number of extra shirts will be available on a first-come basis at packet pickup.

AWARDS | Awards will be given to the top 3 male & female overall winners, top 3 male & female in each age group, and top male & female masters (>40 years of age) overall winners. All finishers of the half-marathon will receive a finisher award. Overall awards will be ranked by gun time, age group awards will be ranked on chip time.

Door prizes will also be given out throughout the event.

*LMTS FINISHER AWARDS | Awards will be given to all runners who participate in all 5 LMTS 2026-2027 races in April 2027 (Deep Hollow, Valley View, Reindeer Run, Arctic 5k, King of the Mountain).

**Liberty University discount applied at checkout

LMTS BUNDLE DISCOUNT | Be sure to register for all 5 LMTS races using the "Bundle Option" to receive a 15% on all the races!

REFERRAL DISCOUNT | Be sure to refer your friends/family using your custom code after you register for the race. Refer 3 registrations and we will refund you $20!

Races Offered

Half Marathon

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$55.00

5K

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:15

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$30.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

9.4° / 21.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

7.2° / 18.8°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 19m

water_drop Avg rainfall

0.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

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air Avg wind speed

9.4 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

69.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:25

nightlight Sunset

18:37

About Lynchburg

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Lynchburg is an independent city of 79,000 (2020) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It lies east of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5K Trail Race.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kara Perrault	F	21	Lynchburg, VA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Jamin Enquist	M	20	Lynchburg, VA	19:06
2	Chip Cowsert	M	28	Lynchburg, VA	19:21
3	Paul Messerly	M	22	Lynchburg, VA	20:00
4	Josh Boyle	M	23	Bessemer City, NC	20:11
5	Haakon Nelson	M	20	Wilmington, OH	20:15
6	Jacob Martinez	M	20	Glen Mills, PA	20:32
7	Matthew Iandoli	M	26	Lynchburg, VA	20:34
8	John Cook	M	19	Putnam Station, NY	20:37
9	KC Horne	M	20	Harpersville, AL	21:33
10	Jeremiah Persson	M	22	Silver Spring, MD	21:35
11	Wes Kopas	M	20	Uniontown, PA	21:39
12	Haden Sangree	M	16	Lynchburg, VA	21:39
13	Cody Hughes	M	25	Lynchburg, VA	21:48
14	Chad Hull	M	18	Arden, NC	22:11
15	Paul Miller	M	29	Lynchburg, VA	22:22
16	Andrew Muscara	M	20	Breinigsville, PA	22:27
17	Jonathan Freed	M	29	Lynchburg, VA	22:47
18	David Hixson	M	16	Lynchburg, VA	23:04
19	Mike Cargill	M	22	Amherst, VA	23:04
20	Hunter Fawley	M	20	Bedford, VA	23:20
21	Sam Sanborn	M	20	Lynchburg, VA	23:20
22	Kevin Betsch	M	21	Waxhaw, NC	23:37
23	Ashley Laneve	F	14	Forest, VA	23:56
24	Sibande Sibande	M	35	Lynchburg, VA	24:13
25	Micah Giraudeau	M	20	Roanoke, VA	24:13
26	Mitchell Bumgarner	M	44	Maiden, NC	24:22
27	Levi Schiefer	M	19	Wilson, NC	24:28
28	Mikayla Hughes	F	20	Lynchburg, VA	24:38
29	Leanne Riegel	F	20	Lynchburg, VA	24:50
30	Andrew Chiricosta	M	24	Chesapeake, VA	25:03
31	Sue Williamson	F	53	Gorham, ME	25:07
32	Josh Sanborn	M	17	Lee, NH	25:08
33	Megan Versen	F	21	Kent City, MI	25:18
34	Georgianna Estell	F	29	Forest, VA	25:25
35	Robert Wallace	M	24	Rustburg, VA	25:28
36	Abby Griffiths	F	19	Lynchburg, VA	25:35
37	Bruce Wallace	M	54	Rustburg, VA	25:53
38	Austin Kuhn	M	18	Gretna, VA	26:03
39	Avery Howard	F	23	Lynchburg, VA	26:06
40	Tyler Bullock	M	22	Forest, VA	26:07
41	Nick Knight	M	17	Lynchburg, VA	26:14
42	Brittany McGilberry	F	23	Lynchburg, VA	26:24
43	Devante Lewis	M	24	Lynchburg, VA	26:30
44	Tanner Whetzel	M	19	Harrisonburg, VA	26:31
45	Lee Beaumont	M	47	Lynchburg, VA	26:49
46	Genevieve Weaver	F	18	Lynchburg, VA	27:10
47	Tori Halvorson	F	25	Silver Spring, MD	27:15
48	Jaime Bouffard	F	22	Lynchburg, VA	27:16
49	Alyssa Magyar	F	22	Evington, VA	27:17
50	Robert Warner	M	21	Lynchburg, VA	27:18

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
1	Tanner Smith	M	21	Lynchburg, VA	1:37:23
2	Jonathan Houck	M	23	Williamsport, PA	1:40:43
3	Joshua Reams	M	19	Lynchburg, VA	1:44:48
4	Tim Sosin	M	23	Lynchburg, VA	1:46:44
5	Derrick Moore	M	19	Lynchburg, VA	1:47:47
6	Bailey Rapp	M	18	Falmouth, MA	1:48:27
7	Elijah Jantomaso	M	17	Forest, VA	1:49:01
8	Andrew Fisher	M	16	Forest, VA	1:49:01
9	John Batman	M	18	Monroe, VA	1:49:03
10	David Piggott	M	28	Williamsburg, VA	1:51:09
11	Travis Fehr	M	20	Lynchburg, VA	1:53:01
12	Aaron Boyce	M	24	Lynchburg, VA	1:53:31
13	David Muller	M	19	Forest, VA	1:54:13
14	Randall Purcell	M	22	Lynchburg, VA	1:55:32
15	Joshua Knight	M	26	Lynchburg, VA	1:58:17
16	Zach Knight	M	23	Lynchburg, VA	1:58:17
17	Bethany Patterson	F	37	Richmond, VA	1:59:19
18	Ben Orth	M	21	Rochester, MN	2:01:27
19	Bekah Froelich	F	22	Lynchburg, VA	2:01:29
20	Tyler Upham	M	21	Liberty, PA	2:01:36
21	Jeff Aultice	M	47	Lynchburg, VA	2:01:57
22	David Browne	M	54	Naples, FL	2:03:11
23	Nolan Shigley	M	40	Richmond, VA	2:03:18
24	Jacob Tyler	M	21	Craigsville, WV	2:03:31
25	Neil Brown	M	26	Sweet Briar, VA	2:03:56
26	Jeremy White	M	40	Lynchburg, VA	2:04:39
27	Jessica Sosnoski	F	18	Lynchburg, VA	2:05:04
28	Mitchell Dieudonne	M	24	Lynchburg, VA	2:05:04
29	Rachel Packer	F	19	Goode, VA	2:05:05
30	Lexi Pietruszka	F	20	Collingswood, NJ	2:07:38
31	Levi Phillips	M	19	Forest, VA	2:11:10
32	Leah Hurt	F	19	Lynchburg, VA	2:11:20
33	Ross Meyer	M	37	Lynchburg, VA	2:11:31
34	Tyler Cornford	M	20	Lynchburg, VA	2:12:12
35	Michele Trump	F	21	Lynchburg, VA	2:12:14
36	Ryan Earle	M	35	Lynchburg, VA	2:12:21
37	Charlie Parsons	M	46	Elkton, MD	2:12:21
38	David Clouse	M	22	Lynchburg, VA	2:14:17
39	Grattan Garbee	M	53	Lynchburg, VA	2:14:40
40	Abraham Hebert	M	23	Lynchburg, VA	2:15:57
41	Rick Foster	M	44	24551, VA	2:16:28
42	Alex Johansson	M	22	Conroe, TX	2:16:31
43	Tom Craven Jr	M	48	Forest, VA	2:17:14
44	Joseph Meyers	M	55	Montpelier, VA	2:17:41
45	Destin Shortell	F	20	Charlottesville, VA	2:17:55
46	Matthew Persons	M	20	Lynchburg, VA	2:18:04
47	Abby Quigg	F	21	Lynchburg, VA	2:19:11
48	Logan Moran	M	21	Hillsborough, NC	2:19:16
49	Michael Merholz	M	47	Forest, VA	2:19:30
50	Josh Yeoman	M	31	Lynchburg, VA	2:19:40