The Virginia 100 mile, 50 mile, 50k and 25k formerly the Virginia Trail Running Festival

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We have been race directing fun, scenic and safe trail races for almost 2 decades now.

The Virginia 100 mile, 50 mile, 50k and 25k by Run Bum Races is a weekend of running, camping, local food / drinks, friendships and hopefully some personal bests! It happens at peak fall colors along the New River. This race takes place on the New River Trail, a 57 mile rails to trails path. Most of the trail is right along side the MASSIVE New River. Beautiful orange and yellow leaves at peak fall colors light up the river above its rapids and waterfalls. You will cross over many old train trestles that are several hundreds of feet in length crossing the New River several times. Foster Falls, home of beautiful rapids, beckons runners with its hum of rushing water. The trail itself is dirt / crushed gravel. The elevation change is minimal. Most of it is completely flat or a 1% grade. This is an extremely runnable maybe too runnable course. If you are looking for a PR or your first 100 mile, 50 mile, 50k or 25k then this is it! Aid stations pretty much every 5-8 miles. There is lots of crew access.

Check out all the info about this race and our other races on RunBumTours.com

If you provide a volunteer for this race to help out at any aid station for 6 hours (minimum) not only will they receive credits towards a future Run Bum Race, but you too will receive 50% off another Run Bum Race of 50 Mile or less.

Race details

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100 mile
33 hour cutoff
2,000 ft gain or less.
Finishers get a buckle

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50 Mile
16 hour cutoff
1,700 ft of gain (ish)

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50k
12 hour cutoff
1,100 ft of gain (ish)

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25k
6 hour cutoff
700 ft of gain (ish)
All races have individual aid station cutoffs
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ALL RACES TO BE GUARANTEED A FINISHER AWARD / pint glass YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BY SEPT 1st.
All runners in the 100 miler and 50 miler get a pint glass and finishers award. 50k and 25k runners will receive a finisher award. If you want to purchase swag you can do so from the "STORE" link above. We do this to keep the race cheaper.
All aid stations will be fully stocked like normal Run Bum Races. We have drop bags as well. Please refer to the RunBumTours.com website.

Mandatory fees / parking
All runners must pay a $5 per person fee that is donated to the local rescue squads.
All runners are responsible for paying the $7 park entrance fee per day. This is per car. Free if you have annual pass.


ALL RACE DETAILS ON RUNBUMTOURS.COM including our FAQ for refunds, transfers and deferments.

Fast times

In 2025 the winning time of the 100 mile race was 13 hours and 50 minutes by Brian Zickefoose. That is 8:16 per mile. We had over 30 people go under 24 hours. This is a fast course! We had a 95% finish rate between the 50 mile and 100 mile.

Event's current local time: 2:04 AM ET