RUN RICHMOND 16.19 - Richmond, Virginia - Running

The RUN RICHMOND 16.19 is a Running race in Richmond, Virginia consisting of a 16K and 6.1K.

RUN RICHMOND 16.19
... is a cultural running event in Richmond, Virginia that lets you experience +400 years of Black history a up close & personal. Choose between our two distances: 16.19K or 6.19K. Runners & walkers welcome!

It is organized by the Djimon Hounsou Foundation in close collaboration with the City of Richmond, the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia and Sports Backers.

This symbolic course of 16.19 kilometers lets you experience +400 years of Black History on a unique running course through Richmond. It features the highlights of the short route as well as Rocket's Landing and Ancarrow's Landing, the places where Africans first set foot on American soil after been shipped upstream to Richmond.

Our short distance of 6.19K allows you to experience Shockoe Bottom, Church Hill, Capitol District, Jackson Ward and Gambles Hill by foot. It's the ideal distance to walk or run with your entire family.