Boost your own health this summer while supporting a great cause by participating in the annual Salem Distance Run. This is the 42nd Health Focus of Southwest Virginia Salem Distance Run and 3-Mile Walk. That means that when you participate, you are part of a decades-long tradition.
Crucial Information
The run is sponsored by Health Focus of Southwest Virginia, who teams up with the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau. The run takes place at Longwood Park in Salem. It will be on Saturday, Aug. 13, and the events start at 8 a.m.
Run or Walk
Runners can participate in a 5K or 10K run, which starts at 8 a.m. and costs $22. You get a free T-shirt to remember the race. If you prefer to do the 3-mile walk, you will start at 8:30, and it only costs $17, but you still get a T-shirt. Remember that if you mail in your registration or register sometime after Aug. 1, the cost goes up by $5. You can start registering online very soon or do so in person on Friday, Aug. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. or Saturday, the day of the race, between 6:30 and 7:40 a.m.
To help you get to Longwood Park from your Salem, Virginia, home, check out the Ford vehicles at Berglund Ford. Our comfortable models will make sure you get to the race without feeling cramped so you are ready to run right away.
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