Name: Roosevelt Run/Walk 5K
Start: 2026-06-13
End: 2026-06-13
Location: Arthurdale, West Virginia

About the Event

Run, walk, or roll through Arthurdale's beautiful historic district dotted with original New Deal homesteads! Visit the historic grounds, run and play with our goats, and join us to celebrate the dream of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and homestead life with the whole family.

Pre-registration price is $30 and the deadline is May 13. All pre-registered participants before May 13 will receive a t-shirt. After May 13, the price to register is $35, and a t-shirt is NOT guaranteed. The Kids Race is open for ages (10 and under) and is $5 to participate, all participants will receive a medal. Pre-registration for both adults and kids ends on June 10 at midnight. On-site registration opens at 8am the day of the race.

Top overall male and female 5K finisher will receive a prize. Top male and female finisher in each age category will receive a medal. All participants in the kid’s race will receive a medal.

Run Age Brackets (split between male and female): under 10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-over
Walk Age Brackets: under 10, 11-16, 17-39, 40-59, 60-over

Questions? Email ahi@arthurdaleheritage.org.

All ages are welcome in the 5k Run/Walk with a registered participant; for an event t-shirt, number, and age group ranking, all must be registered.

For 40 years Arthurdale Heritage has worked to preserve the history of the nation's first New Deal Homestead Community, started under the Roosevelt Administration. AHI was created by volunteers, many of whom were original homesteaders, to preserve their family and community history. AHI has since become essential to maintaining northern West Virginia's economy through tourism and promoting education about the Depression Era.

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Races Offered

5K Run

Jun 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

5K Walk

Jun 13, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

Kid's Run

Jun 13, 2026

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Distance — 0.5 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:05

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$5.00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 14.7° / 24.9°

wb_sunny 14.0° / 24.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.6 /

water_drop 75.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 14.7° / 24.9°

wb_sunny 14.0° / 24.8°

air 9.6 km/h

water_drop 75.9%

About Arthurdale

Arthurdale is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression as a social experiment to provide opportunities for unemployed local miners and farmers. Arthurdale was undertaken by the short-lived Subsistence Homesteads Division and with the personal involvement of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who used her influence to win government approval for the scheme.