calendar_today 31 Oct, 2026 – 29 Nov, 2026
directions_run Running
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sell $35.00
Ferguson Cares and Peninsula Track Club present the Fast Before the Feast 5K. This popular event is back and held on Thanksgiving Day. The out and back course is run on the scenic roads of Mariners' Museum Park. Race day participation will be capped at 800. There is no limit for the virtual race. Race proceeds will benefit the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. Your participation and optional donations will help those in need.
Ferguson Virtual Option
Ferguson associates, family and friends can participate in this event virtually by registering and running or walking wherever they are Thanksgiving week. All virtual registrants will receive a Fast Before the Feast race shirt in December, and each registration still contributes 50 meals to families facing food insecurity. Associates can also register for the in-person Fast Before the Feast 5K on Thanksgiving in Newport News, VA.
To guarantee a shirt in your size for the in-person race, sign up by October 30, 2026. The race does fill up and THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION. Deadline for the virtual race is November 26, 2026 with no registration limit.
If you are unable to participate, please consider making a donation to the Foodbank or Feeding America at the link above.
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$35.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:30
$35.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Newport News.
Learn more about the host city, Newport News.
Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States. The city is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the northern shore of the James River to the river's mouth on the harbor of Hampton Roads.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Fast Before the Feast 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Nancy Cook | — | |
| 🥈 | ERIK OLSON | — | |
| 🥉 | Lisa Peluso | — |
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