8th Annual Breakthrough Trail 5K

This annual event is a partnership between the Park and Tri-Cities Road Runners. The race will take place on historic Civil War battlefield trails starting and finishing at the Hart Farm located at 6915 Duncan Rd., Petersburg, VA 23803. The race course will guide participants through the Civil War Breakthrough Battlefield trails which ended the 292 day siege of Petersburg featuring a beautiful landscape with original earthworks from the decisive battle. Participants will enjoy the safety of a course run entirely on trails with no motor vehicle traffic.

Top adult overall male and female finishers and top youth finishers, in each age group, will receive awards. The start time is at 9:00 am and race day registration is open from 7:30 am to 9:00 am. Runner and walker registrations postmarked by October 10, 2025 are $30.00 adults and $10.00 youths with a guarantee of a t-shirt. Thereafter and race day, registration is $35.00 adults and $15.00 youths with no t-shirt guarantee.

All registrations include a Park admission. register online today at RunSignUp.com. Payments can also be mailed to 5K Breakthrough, 6125 Boydton Plank Rd., Petersburg, VA 23803. Call (804) 861-2408 for more information.

Thank you to our sponsors Bank of Southside Virginia and Southside Medical Center.

You may also like the following events from Pamplin Historical Park:

• Next month, 17th October, 08:30 am, Symposium Tour - United At What Cost: Petersburg in War and Peace, 1781 and 1865 in Petersburg
• Next month, 17th October, 06:00 pm, 29th Annual Civil War Symposium: 1865 A Year of Reckoning in Petersburg

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