Holiday Half & 4 Miler (VA)
Annandale, VA
- Half Marathon, 4 Miler
- Road (Paved), Trail (Unpaved)
- Official race website
The Holiday Half and 4 miler is back and better than ever! The Holiday Half Marathon showcases beautiful Wakefield Park, Lake Accotink and the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail. This event runs through the the Annandale trail near and around Lake Accotink. A majority of the course is on dirt … MORE
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Rainy old day
Nice smallish race in Fairfax VA put on by Pacers Running. Run through park trails on concrete , dirt/cinder, & some roads. Some hills here & there, but nothing terrible. … MORE
Nice smallish race in Fairfax VA put on by Pacers Running. Run through park trails on concrete , dirt/cinder, & some roads. Some hills here & there, but nothing terrible. Out and back in 2 different directions, but not boring. Some great scenery around Lake Accotink. Trails are about 3-4 runners wide, but the race thins out after a mile or 2. There is race morning packet pick up which is great, an average zip up hooded sweatshirt as a premium, snowflake medal. Snacks at the end are decent, bottles or water, Gatorade, muffins, etc. really no spectators due to the trails, & the weather was terrible. Started raining about 30 minutes in and then the deluge started about 60 minutes in. Made the trails very muddy & flooded. I’ve run tough mudders with less mud. Volunteers at water stops were great. I think the rain made the race more fun for me. Overall well put together, great local race. I would highly recommend if you live in the area.