Roanoke County Public Schools The course for the 2017 Backpack Run incorporates the Roanoke River Greenway. Runners will start on the roadway by the baseball fields. Runners will follow the roadway back to the main entrance to Green Hill Park. Runners then turn left onto the Roanoke River Greenway and follow the paved path back to the baseball fields. A water station is located in the middle of the course serving runners both on the roadway and greenway. 2.5K runners will do a single lap.  5K runners will do two laps.  Both races will finish in the cul-de-sac by the parking area. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! 4th Annual Backpack Run Roanoke County Public Schools Education Foundation, a 501©3 non-profit organization, is presenting the 4th Annual Backpack 5K Run/Walk.We're also offering a 2.5K run/walk for kids and kids at heart!  The 2.5 K is one lap of the same course for the 5K. Proceeds will be used to provide scholarships for graduating seniors and grants for teachers. 

Several sponsorship levels are available! Runners can also take the Backpack Challenge – purchase a new backpack, fill with school supplies, and drop it off after the race! Shown as Elite Sponsor at Start or Finish Line 2 Complimentary Runner Registrationsvalfre cactus backpack Company Logo on t-shirtalienware vindicator backpack 18 buy Shown as Champion Sponsor at kilometer markers                        along the race coursef stop tilopa bc backpack Contact Jean Wynn (562-3797 or jfwynn@rcs.k12.va.us) to sign up as a sponsor! 2.5K Run/Walk (starts at 9 a.m.)(this event will not be chip-timed) Teams (minumum 4 runners per team) $17.50 per Runner for Adults (18+) $12.50 per Runner for Students (17 and under)

5K Run/Walk  (starts shortly after the completion of the 2.5K)(this event will be officially timed using chips) Teams (minimum 4 runners per team) $25 per Runner for Adults (18+) $15 per Runner for Students (17 & under) On Site, Day of Event Registration $40 Adults/$25 Students for 5K $30 Adults/$20 Students for 2.5K (no team registrations on race day) Register for the 5K by March 1 to guarantee a 5K event t-shirt.  Those registering after March 1 may not receive a shirt, depending on available supplies. Photos from the 2015 Backpack Run Photos from the 2016 Backpack RunFleet Feet Sports Roanoke not only supports the running and walking communities of the Roanoke Valley, but helps many local organizations.  Below you will find a list of donations and collections by Fleet Feet Sports. To date, FFS has raised over $17,000 for local non-profit organizations and has donated over $25,000 in shoes to local needy feet. The Roanoker Magazine featured an article on Fleet Feet Sports in the March/April 2012 issue. 

The article, by Richard Wells, focuses on how local businesses, like Fleet Feet Sports, impact our community for the better: SPEND LOCAL, GIVE LOCAL Raised $2500 for Turning Point at Diva Night Luau Donated 9 shoes and socks to Bradley Free Clinic Over 100 Board Books collected for the babies at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital NICU Donated 18 shoes and socks to Lutheran Family Services Donated 11 shoes - Acts 2 Ministries Running Program Donated 10 shoes and 20 pairs socks to students of Patrick Henry High School. $2000 was raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest VA during Balega Weekend September 19 and 20, 2014. $2,088 was raised at our Fall 2014 Diva Night for the Salvation Army's Turning Point Women's and Children's Domestic Abuse Shelter.Collected $1,349.10 for the Salvation Army's Turning Point Women's & Children's Domestic Abuse Shelter at our Spring 2014 Diva Night.  We also collected 58 sets of shower flip flops and assorted toiletries for the organization.

Donated 21 shoes and 24 socks to Acts 2 Ministries Running Program. Donated 21 shoes and 44 pairs socks to students of Patrick Henry High School. Donated 1 pair of shoes to Breckinridge Middle School Donated 7 shoes and 7 pairs socks to the Carilion Teen Health at Lincoln Terrace . Donated 2 shoes and 6 pairs of socks to students of James Madison Middle School. Donated 11 shoes ad 11 pairs of socks to the Carilion Weight Loss program. Collected a grand total of $2,581.05 for the Salvation Army's Turning Point Women's & Children's Domestic Abuse Shelter at our Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 Diva Nights.  We also collected toiletries for the organization. Collected $3,000 for The One Fund through our Runners for Boston t-shirt campaign. Donated 10 shoes and 10 socks to the Acts 2 Ministry 5K Training Program. Donated $325 of new shoes to The Rescue Mission's Second Helpings. Donated 10 shoes and 10 socks to Stonewall Jackson Middle School Cross Country Team.

Donated four shoes and 12 pairs of socks to Breckinridge Middle School Track Team. Donated one pair of shoes to the Angel Tree. Donated 15 pairs of shoes, 41 pairs of socks, 30 shoe bags, three Icebreaker beanies, three GORE gloves and one sports bra to the Patrick Henry High School Student Outreach Program. Donated $440 of dogs leashes and collars to the Angels of Assisi Animal Hospital. Donated 13 pairs of shoes and 13 pairs of socks to the Carilion Teen Health at Lincoln Terrace. Donated $448 in miscellaneous items to the Roanoke Valley Rescue Mission. Donated $95 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia through the sale of the Balega Lesedi Bracelets. Collected $172 for the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club at Montrail Movie Night featuring “Unbreakable: The Western States 100” Collected a total of $1,057.25 for the Salvation Army's Turning Point Women & Children's Domestic Abuse Shelter at our Spring and Fall 2012 Diva Nights, along with collecting toiletries for the Shelter.

Donated $500 to the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Fleet Feet Sports won the $500 for being voted the Best Aid Station at the 2012 National College Blue Ridge Marathon & Half Marathon. Donated $200 to the 2012 Virginia Blue Ridge Race for the Cure. Collected 15 coats for the Manna Ministries during the first ever Fleet Feet Sports Coat Drive Weekend. Collected $582 in donations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia at the December 18, 2012 Pub Run and during the Free Holiday Gift Wrapping.  Donations were accepted in honor of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary. Donated 47 pairs of new shoes, a $4,485 value, to Student Outreach Committee with Roanoke City Schools for very needy kids in middle and high school. Donated five pairs of Superfeet Premium Insoles to the residents of the Rescue Mission of Roanoke Valley ($205 value). Donated five pairs of Balega/Feetures! socks to the residents of the Rescue Mission of Roanoke Valley ($57 value).

Donated a Camelbak Fleet Feet Sports Water Bottle to the Marlins District Championship ($18 value). Donated $1,290 of Fleet Feet Sports Gift Certificates to 66 local non-profit organizations and events. Diva Night, April, 2011:  Raffled prizes, $1 raffle tickets, raised $1000 for The Turning Point Women’s and Children’s Domestic Abuse Center Diva Night, October, 2011:  Raffled prizes, $1 raffle tickets, raised $2034 for The Turning Point Women’s and Children’s Domestic Abuse Center Collected $445 for the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Virginia for offering Free gift wrapping the week before Christmas Donated 29 new athletic shoes worth $2573 to needy students in the Roanoke City Middle and High Schools through the Student Outreach Committee.  Many of these students are homeless or transient. Donated 100 nylon stringed backpack-style bags worth $279 to the Roanoke City Middle and High Schools. Donated 12 pairs of new sandals worth $645 to Second Helpings (part of the Rescue Mission)