Woodbooger 5K

Woodbooger 5K takes place in Norton, Virginia, on September 26, 2026, as part of the town's Woodbooger Festival. The program is a single event: a 5K (3.1 miles) trail run, so the whole thing fits into one morning and leaves the rest of the day free for the festival itself.

A 5K on trails is a different animal from a 5K on the road. Expect uneven footing, some short climbs and a pace that runs slower than your road time, so go by effort rather than by the watch. That makes this a good first trail race, a low-pressure outing for families and a fun tune-up for runners already training for longer fall events. If you are new to running, a six-to-eight-week plan mixing run-walk intervals with a couple of easy sessions on dirt paths is enough to get you to the finish comfortably. Experienced runners can use it as a hard, short effort in the middle of a bigger build.