Registration is required for the event. You can register at runsignup.com/Race/VA/NewportNews/NNS5K. The event registration will cost $20 for an adult and $15 for a youth (12 and under) and includes a t-shirt.

Yes. This year’s race will support Feeding America in hopes of ender hunger across the US and at home. Feeding America is a United States–based nonprofit organization that is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies. You can choose to give nationally, locally, or both. During registration you will have the opportunity to give monetarily to the National Food Bank. During packet pick-up and day-of the event you can bring canned goods to give to the Peninsula Area Virginia Food Bank.

Yes. While the NNS 5K is designed to be a fun run/walk for participants of all abilities, the race is professionally timed. Whether you’re participating for fun or tracking your personal performance, your official time will be recorded.

Baby joggers and strollers are allowed on the racecourse and are required to start behind all other race participants.  It is your responsibility to make sure your jogger/stroller does not impede other participants and you must take precaution to ensure your safety, your child’s safety, and the safety of race participants around you.   

For the safety of you and other racers, pets are not permitted at Victory Landing Park or on the NNS 5K race course. 

There will be parking on city streets as well as the VASCIC garage (there will be no parking allowed in the reserved spaces on the ground level or the roundabout in front of the VASCIC building) and the B901 garage located off 29th and Washington Ave.   

Participants will be able to pick up their t-shirt and race bib before the event, as well as on race day.  More information about location of packet pick-ups will be announced closer to the event. T-shirts that are not picked up before the race can be picked-up after the race during designated days and times. 

Race results will be available through your RunSignUp account after the event. Once you register and create your account, you’ll be able to view your official results.

There will be an awards ceremony once all race participants have crossed the finish line.  Awards will be given to the top 3 finishers in each category: Overall Male, Overall Female, Youth Male 12 & Under, and Youth Female 12 & Under. The NNS 5K Challenge Cup will also be awarded.  

Each year the Challenge Cup trophy is awarded to the division with the highest percent of friends and family that register. During registration you will have to supply the department that you’re associated with in order for you, your family member or friend to get counted towards the Challenge Cup competition. 

Friends and family may participate but must register first.

Yes, if you are interested in volunteering for the NNS 5K e-mail please email Tyvelle.C.Williams@hii-nns.com. Volunteers are an important part of our in-person event. Volunteer positions available in the following categories: Course Marshall, Packet Pick-Up, Vendor Tables, Refreshments, Set Up, Break Down, and Food Bank. Volunteers will receive a registration code for a free t-shirt and finisher pin. Please indicate your preferred volunteer position. Volunteers will be placed where needed as event date approaches with preference granted as possible. Additional information for volunteers will be communicated prior to event date.

Yes, there are a handful of volunteer posts in which the volunteer will be able to volunteer before or after the race, as well as participate in the race.  To participate in the race, you will still need to register for the race. 

Registration fees are non-refundable. If you are no longer able to attend the race, you may still pick up your t-shirt during Packet Pick–Up events. 

If the event is canceled due to severe weather, there will not be an alternate race date. Participants will be notified as soon as possible if a weather-related cancellation is expected.

Register by Friday, September 4 to help ensure you receive your preferred T-shirt size. Availability after that date cannot be guaranteed.