Backpack Run
March 22, 2025 - Green Hill Park
The Backpack Run is the flattest and fastest 5K and 10K in the Roanoke Valley!5K: $20 - $35
10K: $35 - $55
Backpack Challenge (5K & 10K): $50 - $75
Special discounts available for teams (must have at least 4 runners per team).
The Roanoke County Public Schools Education Foundation is proud to present the annual Backpack Run! Lace up your shoes and help support students and teachers in Roanoke County Public Schools. Proceeds from the Backpack Run help provide scholarships for students, grants for classroom teachers and additional educational supports for our schools.
Packet Pickup: Run About Sports on March 21 (4-6 p.m.)
5K/10K course (5K one lap, 10K two laps):
Become a sponsor!Presenting Sponsor: $3000
Name/logo included in all materials
(1 available)
Elite Sponsor: $1000
Name/logo on start or finish line + kilometer sign
(2 available)
Champion Sponsor: $750
One kilometer sign + water stations
(2 available)
Kilometer Sponsor: $500
One kilometer sign
The course for the 2025 Backpack Run 5K and 10K is unchanged from recent years. Runners will begin near the front parking area, curving around the south side of the Green Hill property. Runners will cross the creek and use a short trail to connect to the south side of the baseball field access road. Runners will then pass along the baseball parking lot and connect to the greenway, passing the water station. Runners will follow the greenway back to the greenway parking lot near the entrance of Green Hill Park. At this point, runners will turn around and follow the same course in reverse. 5K runners will complete one lap of this out-back course. 10K runners will complete two laps of this out-back course.