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In-Person Event!

Wyvern 5K

10/22 8:00AM EDT - 12:00PM EDT
In-Person Event!

Wyvern 10K

10/22 8:00AM EDT - 12:00PM EDT
FREE for 5K/10K participants!

Wyvern 501 Virtual Challenge - Solo

Run, Walk, Bike, and/or swim your way to 501 miles in 4 months!
FREE for 5K/10K participants!

Wyvern 501 Virtual Challenge - 2 Person Team

Grab a partner and run, walk, bike, and/or swim your way to 501 miles in 4 months!
FREE for 5K/10K participants!

Wyvern 501 Virtual Challenge - 3 Person Team

Three people run, walk, bike, and/or swim your way to 501 miles in 4 months!
FREE for 5K/10K participants!

Wyvern 501 Virtual Challenge - 4 Person Team

Fun for the whole family! Run, walk, bike, and/or swim your way to 501 miles in 4 months!
FREE for 5K/10K participants!

Wyvern 501 Virtual Challenge - 5 Person Team

Perfect for the office... Run, walk, bike, and/or swim your way to 501 miles in 4 months!

Place

The In-person races will be held on the New River Trail, starting at the Horse Arena near Shot Tower State Park. Address: 118 Orphanage Dr. Max Meadows, VA 24360.
Driving Directions: Take I-77 to exit 24. Head E on route 69 to north on Route 52. Turn Right on Rt. 608 (Foster Falls Rd) and take your first left on Jackson Ferry Rd.

Description

The Wyvern is back in 2022 with a NEW in-person race at New River Trail State Park in Pulaski, VA. Produced by WycaCon, Inc. (a 501(c)3 oraganization), the events help support literacy through book giveaways and reading programs for our friends in the Mid-Atlantic region. 

Also available is the popular 501 mile virtual challenge which is great fun for groups, individuals or any combination thereof. It includes unique goals and an amazing narrative that will seem like you're participating in a 501 mile game!

The in-person race will serve as the kickoff of the Virtual Challenge; all in-person participants will receive a code for a FREE entry into the Virtual Challenge and are encouraged to keep logging miles through January to achieve the 501-mile goal!

What you get

Each participant in the in-person race gets:

  • An awesome short sleeve event shirt
  • A custom finishers medal
  • A chip-timed race on a measured and well marked course
  • One complimentary post race beverage (21 and older)
  • Top 3 Female and Male finishers will receive a custom trophy
  • Top 3 finishers in each age group will receive an additional award
  • FREE entry into the Virtual Challenge (Solo, 2, 3, 4, or 5 person team). This entry includes a digital bib and digital finishers certificate.

Each person in the Virtual Challenge ONLY gets:

  • An awesome short sleeve event shirt, shipped to you with your medal
  • A custom finishers medal, shipped to you with your shirt
  • A digital bib downloadable from your Runsignup profile.
  • A digital finishers certificate downloadable from your Runsignup profile.

FREE Virtual Challenge Entry

What? a FREE entry? YES, you heard right! A FREE entry!

Anyone who signs up for the in-person 5K or 10K also gets a FREE entry into the Virtual Challenge- your choice of solo or any size team. All you need to do is register for the in-person event, then look for your exclusive discount code in your confirmation email to redeem your free entry into the virtual challenge. Then, register for the virtual challenge by yourself or with friends, using your discount code! It's that easy!

When you register for both the in-person event and the virtual event, you will receive ONE shirt and ONE medal at the in-person event on October 21. The remaining benefits of the virtual challenge are yours too! So join us at the in-person event for some beautiful fall color on the New River Trail to kick off 501 miles through the fall and winter!

Referral Rewards

When you register for an event, you will get a link to distribute to friends and gain referrals.  For every 5 people who register using your link, you will get a $20 referral reward!  They must use your link to register or the referral will not count. Share your link with friends and family, on social media, and in your running groups!

Shirt

All Participants will receive an awesome short sleeve shirt, sizes XS-3XL!  Design will be revealed soon.

Note: In-person participants who take advantage of the free entry into the virtual challenge will only receive ONE shirt and ONE medal, available at the in-person event.

 

Medal

All participants will earn this custom race medal to show off their achievement! The design features our logo and a custom ribbon with coordinating design.

Note: In-person participants who take advantage of the free entry into the virtual challenge will only receive ONE shirt and ONE medal, available at the in-person event.

WyvaCon Inc.

Wyvacon, Inc. is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit. All proceeds from this event will go to helping our mission of advancing literacy in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina by expanding reading opportunities. We conduct annual book give aways to hundreds of children and adults and want to expand to other underserved markets to help put books in the hands of those who want them. Your participation in this event will help us to conduct more targeted events and allow for continued programming in our Community.

From all of us at WyvaCon, THANK YOU!

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Directions

The In-person races will be held on the New River Trail, starting at the Horse Arena near Shot Tower State Park. Address: 118 Orphanage Dr. Max Meadows, VA 24360.
Driving Directions: Take I-77 to exit 24. Head E on route 69 to north on Route 52. Turn Right on Rt. 608 (Foster Falls Rd) and take your first left on Jackson Ferry Rd.

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