About the Volkswagen Health.Care.Run
The race starts and finishes at the Volkswagen facility on Engineering Drive, so the surrounding industrial campus shapes the whole route. Several distance options mean walkers and runners share the morning without anyone feeling out of place. The course is described as scenic, though the roads and grounds of a working manufacturing campus are the backdrop throughout.
Registration is free, which keeps the field broad and the atmosphere open. The event is organized by the plant's own health and wellness team, so it draws a mix of employees, their families, and people from the wider community. Post-race, the focus stays on the wellness theme rather than a traditional race-day spread.
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Distances & Start Times
10K10/10/2026 10:00Free
5K10/10/2026 10:00Free
1 Mile10/10/2026 10:00Free
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