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Down the Stretch Track Fest

May 23, 2026
George Mason University Fairfax, VA

Mile

Must be able to run 10:00 or faster

Open races will be men, women, and nonbinary combined.

Select heats will run womens followed by mens.

Heats will be seeded according to entry time.

Prize money for the Webb Mile! (amount TBD)
Registration Limit:
170 spots left.
Registration:
Registration Opens February 28, 2026 at 9:00am EST
Price:
$30.00 Race Fee + $2.80 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Price increases to $40.00 after March 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

5000m

Must be able to run 30:00 or faster

Open races will be men, women, and nonbinary combined

Select heats will run womens followed by men's.

Heats will be seeded according to entry time.
Registration Limit:
150 spots left.
Registration:
Registration Opens February 28, 2026 at 9:00am EST
Price:
$30.00 Race Fee + $2.80 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Price increases to $40.00 after March 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

4x800m Relay

Must be able to run 12:00 overall or 3:00 average per leg

3 Sections:

Section 1: Mixed teams (Men, Women and Nonbinary together)
Section 2: Womens
Section 3: Mens

For mixed team: you can have any mix of runners in any order.
Registration Limit:
54 spots left.
Registration:
Registration Opens February 28, 2026 at 9:00am EST
Price:
$60.00 Race Fee + $4.60 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Price increases to $80.00 after March 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

10,000m

Two sections of the Select 10k

First section: Women & nonbinary - must be able to run 45:00 or faster

Second section: Men - must be able to run 35:00 or faster

Max of 40 in each section
Registration Limit:
70 spots left.
Registration:
Registration Opens February 28, 2026 at 9:00am EST
Price:
$40 $30.00 Race Fee + $2.80 SignUp Fee
Registration:
Price increases to $40.00 after March 30, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

Free Youth Mile

Must be able to run 15:00 or faster.

For girls and boys 13 years old & younger. Max 30 runners.
Registration Limit:
30 spots left.

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