Sandy Bottom 8-Hour

Sandy Bottom 8-Hour is held in Hampton, Virginia, on January 9, 2027, and offers three ways to take part: an 8-hour timed run, a 4-hour timed run and a straight 5K. Start times are not published yet, so confirm them with the organizer before race week. In the timed formats your result is the distance you cover before the clock runs out.

Having a 5K on the same day makes this an unusually flexible event, since one member of a household can chase a short, fast time while another spends the morning accumulating laps. Four hours is a realistic first step into timed running for anyone who has finished a half marathon; eight hours is ultra territory and needs a plan for food, a change of shoes and a pace that feels far too easy for the first two hours.