VETERANS DAY VIRTUAL RACE 2026

Honor Their Service. Remember Their Sacrifice. Run With Gratitude. 🇺🇸

Every veteran has a story.

Every uniform represents service.

Every sacrifice deserves to be remembered.

This Veterans Day, dedicate your miles to the men and women who have served our country with the 2026 Veterans Day Virtual Race.

Choose a 1 Mile, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, or Marathon, complete your race anywhere you choose during November or December 2026, and earn a collectible Veterans Day finisher medal honoring America's veterans.

Veterans Day is November 11, 2026, making it an especially meaningful day to complete your challenge—but you may finish your race anytime during November or December.

Run for a veteran.

Walk in memory of someone who served.

Gather your family.

Invite your fellow veterans.

Or simply dedicate your miles to all those who answered the call to serve.

Honor their service. Remember their sacrifice. Make your miles matter.

CHOOSE YOUR DISTANCE

1 Mile • 5K • 10K • Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) • Marathon (26.2 Miles)

🇺🇸 Honor America's veterans
🏅 Collectible Veterans Day finisher medal
🎽 Coordinating race bib included
🏃 Run, walk, jog, or hike
📍 Complete your virtual race anywhere
📅 Complete during November or December 2026
⭐ Especially meaningful on Veterans Day — November 11
👟 Five distances for all fitness levels
❤️ 15% of every registration donated to the DAV Charitable Service Trust
🌎 Join a community that has helped raise more than $1 million for charities

RUN IN HONOR OF A VETERAN

For many participants, this race isn't simply about reaching a finish line.

It's about who they're carrying with them along the way.

Maybe you're a veteran completing the race in honor of those you served beside.

Maybe you're running for your father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, spouse, sibling, friend, or coworker.

Maybe you're walking in memory of someone who is no longer here.

Or perhaps you simply want to take time on Veterans Day to recognize the millions of Americans who have served our country.

Whatever brings you to the starting line, make these miles meaningful.

Choose a veteran. Dedicate your race. Carry their story with you.

A MEANINGFUL VETERANS DAY TRADITION

Veterans Day is observed each year on November 11 to honor America's military veterans.

The Veterans Day Virtual Race gives individuals, families, veterans, military communities, and supporters an active way to commemorate the day.

Walk one mile together as a family.

Run a Veterans Day 5K.

Challenge yourself to a 10K.

Complete a half marathon or marathon in honor of someone who served.

Because this is a virtual race, you can participate from virtually anywhere.

You don't have to stand at the same starting line to run for the same reason.

EARN YOUR VETERANS DAY FINISHER MEDAL

Complete your challenge and commemorate your miles with your 2026 Veterans Day Virtual Race finisher medal.

Your registration includes:

🏅 Veterans Day finisher medal
🎽 Coordinating race bib
👟 Your choice of five distances
❤️ A donation to the DAV Charitable Service Trust

Display your medal as a reminder not only of the miles you completed, but of why you completed them.

For veterans, military families, and those honoring someone special, it can become a meaningful keepsake from Veterans Day 2026.

HOW DOES THE VETERANS DAY VIRTUAL RACE WORK?

1. CHOOSE YOUR DISTANCE

Select:

1 Mile | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon | Marathon

Choose the challenge that's meaningful and achievable for you.

2. DEDICATE YOUR MILES

Consider choosing a veteran to honor during your challenge.

Write their name on your race bib.

Carry their photo.

Wear something that reminds you of them.

Or simply keep their story in your thoughts as you complete your miles.

3. COMPLETE YOUR RACE

Run, walk, jog, or hike anywhere you choose:

• Around your neighborhood
• At a local park
• On a favorite trail
• On a military installation where permitted
• At the gym
• On a treadmill
• On a running track
• During another organized race

Complete your challenge anytime during November or December 2026.

4. CELEBRATE YOUR FINISH

Track your miles using your preferred fitness app, GPS watch, treadmill, or another method.

Then celebrate your accomplishment and the veteran—or veterans—you chose to honor.

Your race. Your pace. Their honor.

A GREAT CHALLENGE FOR VETERANS, FAMILIES & GROUPS

The Veterans Day Virtual Race can also become a meaningful group activity.

Invite your:

• Family
• Friends
• Fellow veterans
• Military family
• Running club
• Walking group
• Veterans organization
• Workplace
• Church group
• School or community organization

Everyone can choose the distance that's right for them while participating for the same purpose.

You can even dedicate your group challenge to a specific veteran or create a list of veterans represented by everyone participating.

Different distances. Different stories. One shared purpose.

YOUR MILES SUPPORT VETERANS

This race doesn't only honor veterans.

It also gives back to them.

At least 15% of every Veterans Day Virtual Race registration is donated to the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust, supporting programs serving ill, injured, and wounded veterans.

That gives every mile another layer of meaning.

You're getting active.

You're honoring those who served.

And you're helping support programs created to assist veterans.

Run with gratitude. Walk with purpose. Make your miles matter.

MORE THAN $1 MILLION RAISED FOR CHARITY

The Veterans Day Virtual Race is part of a much larger mission.

The Virtual Run Events community has helped raise more than $1 million for charities and nonprofit organizations through virtual races and fitness challenges.

Every registration adds to that impact.

Every participant helps.

And every mile gives us another opportunity to combine fitness with giving back.

Together, our miles can make a difference.

WHAT IS A VIRTUAL RACE?

A virtual race is a running or walking challenge you complete on your own schedule from virtually anywhere.

There is no crowded starting line.

No race-day travel.

No required pace.

Walk your neighborhood.

Run your favorite trail.

Use a treadmill.

Gather your family.

Meet up with fellow veterans.

Or complete your miles on your own.

Virtual races allow beginners, walkers, experienced runners, veterans, military families, and supporters across the country to participate in the same challenge without needing to be in the same location.

Your race. Your pace. Your place.

WHO WILL YOU HONOR WITH YOUR MILES?

Think of a veteran whose story deserves to be remembered.

A parent.

A grandparent.

A spouse.

A sibling.

A friend.

A fellow service member.

Or someone you've never met whose service helped protect the freedoms we enjoy today.

Then choose your challenge:

1 Mile. 5K. 10K. Half Marathon. Marathon.

Lace up your shoes.

Carry their story.

Complete your miles.

And make your finish line mean something.

HONOR THEIR SERVICE. REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICE. 🇺🇸