About the Holiday Run Fest - Half Marathon, 4 Miler, & Challenge
The course runs out of Wakefield Park through the trail system around Lake Accotink, mixing paved path with stretches of gravel and dirt. The route takes you away from the lake first, through a neighborhood loop and past Byron Park, before circling back. You pass the lake more than once, so the terrain shifts a bit each time you come around it.
Aid stations are spread across the course, and the layout means you hit most of them on both the way out and the return. The final stretch brings you back along the lake toward the finish.
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Distances & Start Times
4 Miles12/12/2026 08:00$40
13.1 Miles12/13/2026 08:00$70
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