FCEF Run for the Schools
Mark your calendar for our 2025 Run for the Schools on Sunday, September 14! Last year, more than 900 friends of FCEF hit the streets for our annual race. Thank you to every runner, walker, sponsor, and cheerleader who joined us on this beautiful Sunday morning. Take a look at photos from this community-building event:
Thank you to Our 2025 Sponsors!
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Thank You to Our 2024 Sponsors!
Photos from past Run for the Schools events:
Photos from the 2024 event and more and winners
Photos from the 2023 event and more and winners
Photos from the 2022 event and more and winners
Photos from the 2021 event and more and winners
Photos and winners from the 2020 Virtual Event
Photos from the 2019 event
Video from the 2016 event
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
WHAT: The Falls Church Education Foundation's 21st Annual Run (or walk! or jog! or stroll!) for the Schools
WHEN: Sunday, September 14, 2025 7:45am warm-ups; 8am 5K start; 8:05am walkers start.
WHERE: 300 Park Avenue (between City Hall entrance and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library)
MAY WE BRING MORE RUNNERS/WALKERS? Please do ... in-person registration is available at packet pick-up or on race day between 6:45-7:45 a.m. You can also stop by our booth at the Falls Church Festival at Cherry Hill Park on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to register!
WHAT SHOULDN'T WE BRING? Please leave all scooters, skateboards, bikes, skates etc. and your PETS at home. This is for the safety of all of our participants and we appreciate your compliance.
RACE PACKET PICK-UP: Pick up your T-shirt, race bib and swag bag. You are welcome to pick up packets for friends and neighbors and to register more people.
* Friday, September 12th, 4 - 7pm, at Meridian High School (121 Mustang Alley)
* Saturday, September 13th, 9am - 12pm, at Meridian High School
RACE PARKING: Available in the parking garage for Kaiser Permanente at 201 N. Washington St., Falls Church at the corner of N. Washington St. and Park Ave. Park on level 2 or above. Please note the race course will be closed so you will not be able to park on the race streets, but there is additional street parking and we encourage walking / biking to the starting line for an additional warm-up.
WARM UPS: Begin at 7:45 AM. Please allow for enough time to park and to get to the starting line on time. The starting line is in the 300 block of Park Avenue, between the City Hall and Mary Riley Styles Public Library.
RACE: The 5K will begin promptly at 8am; if you intend to run 7-minute miles or below, please line up at the front. The 1 Mile Run/Walk will begin at 8:05am and we ask that you line up at the back of the running pack. The one mile course turns left on Virginia Avenue from Great Falls. Check out the course map.
POST-RACE: Water and granola bars will be available at the end of the race. Stick around for the awards ceremony. Fastest runners overall — $100/each, eight age categories, fastest staff members and first to finish 5K with a stroller.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Falls Church Education Foundation on social media to share photos of your run. Tag us using #FCEFRunfortheSchools. Follow FCEF on Facebook; FCEF on Instagram; FCEF on X
WHAT: The Falls Church Education Foundation's 21st Annual Run (or walk! or jog! or stroll!) for the Schools
WHEN: Sunday, September 14, 2025 7:45am warm-ups; 8am 5K start; 8:05am walkers start.
WHERE: 300 Park Avenue (between City Hall entrance and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library)
MAY WE BRING MORE RUNNERS/WALKERS? Please do ... in-person registration is available at packet pick-up or on race day between 6:45-7:45 a.m. You can also stop by our booth at the Falls Church Festival at Cherry Hill Park on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to register!
WHAT SHOULDN'T WE BRING? Please leave all scooters, skateboards, bikes, skates etc. and your PETS at home. This is for the safety of all of our participants and we appreciate your compliance.
RACE PACKET PICK-UP: Pick up your T-shirt, race bib and swag bag. You are welcome to pick up packets for friends and neighbors and to register more people.
* Friday, September 12th, 4 - 7pm, at Meridian High School (121 Mustang Alley)
* Saturday, September 13th, 9am - 12pm, at Meridian High School
RACE PARKING: Available in the parking garage for Kaiser Permanente at 201 N. Washington St., Falls Church at the corner of N. Washington St. and Park Ave. Park on level 2 or above. Please note the race course will be closed so you will not be able to park on the race streets, but there is additional street parking and we encourage walking / biking to the starting line for an additional warm-up.
WARM UPS: Begin at 7:45 AM. Please allow for enough time to park and to get to the starting line on time. The starting line is in the 300 block of Park Avenue, between the City Hall and Mary Riley Styles Public Library.
RACE: The 5K will begin promptly at 8am; if you intend to run 7-minute miles or below, please line up at the front. The 1 Mile Run/Walk will begin at 8:05am and we ask that you line up at the back of the running pack. The one mile course turns left on Virginia Avenue from Great Falls. Check out the course map.
POST-RACE: Water and granola bars will be available at the end of the race. Stick around for the awards ceremony. Fastest runners overall — $100/each, eight age categories, fastest staff members and first to finish 5K with a stroller.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Falls Church Education Foundation on social media to share photos of your run. Tag us using #FCEFRunfortheSchools. Follow FCEF on Facebook; FCEF on Instagram; FCEF on X