Run to honor your hero – whether that’s a loved one you’ve lost, a healthcare worker, a veteran, or someone you admire for any other reason. In the run, there will be opportunities to commemorate your heroes in meaningful ways.

While you are running or walking, your family and friends will have plenty of fun fall-themed activities to enjoy while they wait to cheer your on at the finish line. We’re offering an outdoor yoga class (and another one for runners post-run!), a mini farmers market with delicious and fun goodies and treats, a thrift store pop-up shop, and kids’ activities including pumpkin crafts and face painting.

Blandy Experimental Farm is a 700-acre research field station for the University of Virginia, and home to the State Arboretum of Virginia. The RRCA Certified 5K trail winds through Blandy’s beautiful scenic grounds, showcasing Virginia native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.

The proceeds from the Butterfly 5K event will benefit your local not-for-profit hospice provider since 1981, Blue Ridge Hospice. We provide the highest quality and compassionate end-of-life care on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level, to anyone in our service area facing serious illness. The final stages of a person’s life should be lived with the greatest degree of comfort and dignity. You can help provide that to patients and families in your community by supporting Blue Ridge Hospice.