HOW IT WORKS
EASY AS
SIGN UP - The Virtual 5K is now 90% sold out
PLAN YOUR 5K - Choose a day, time, and route
AND GO! - Once your packet arrives, rock your 5K!
🍂 Your Favorite Fall Tradition 🍂
2026 Virtual 5K
$45.00
Anytime, anywhere
Fall swag you'll actually wear
A fall tradition since 2012
Now in-stock and shipping
Celebrate fall your way with the Gourdy’s Pumpkin Run! Complete your Virtual 5K anytime, anywhere — around your neighborhood, on a favorite trail, or even on the treadmill. Whether you’re running solo, walking with friends, or chasing autumn miles with your pup, this festive Virtual 5K brings the magic of the season straight to you 🎃
Every registration includes a cozy race hoodie, finisher’s medal, and race bib shipped to your door — everything you need to make your run feel official!
Best of all, you get the flexibility to go at your own pace, on your own schedule, while still being part of a fall tradition enjoyed by over 500,000+ since 2012 🍂
How it Works:
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Order today and we’ll ship your race packet mid-September
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Run or walk your 5K anytime, anywhere later this fall — no set time, pace, or place required
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Celebrate with exclusive Gourdy’s swag you’ll be excited to earn year after year
What’s Included:
🍂 Lightweight Tech Hoodie
🍂 Finisher Medal
🍂 Commemorative Race Bib
🍂 Strava Club Where You Can Engage With Others and Post Your 5K
You in, pumpkin? Choose your size to get started!
🚨 September Update: the Virtual 5K is now over 90% sold out. Sizes are also limited. Sign up soon before it's too late.
Buy It With
$15.00
Buy It With
$25.00
- Official entry to the Virtual 5K
- Lightweight Tech Hoodie
- Finisher’s medal
- Race bib
- Online Strava community where you can train, engage, share photos, and post results
Add-Ons
Looking for a greater challenge? Check out these optional add-ons:
FALL-NATIC CHALLENGE
Add The Fall-natic Challenge and tackle three separate 5Ks, each with a unique challenge medal!
TOUGH PUMPKIN
Carry a pumpkin on your Virtual 5K and score the exclusive Tough Pumpkin medal!
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FAQ's
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You can run or walk your 5K anytime, anywhere now through November 30th. All your race goodies ship straight to your door. This option allows for maximum flexibility when planning your own race day.
Starting from the moment you sign up, you can engage with fellow runners in our Facebook Community Group, train with others in the free Strava club, and share photos on Instagram.
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The Fall-natic Challenge is a challenge where you run/walk three 5K's on your own and score a unique challenge medal for each. You'll complete one in September, one in October, and one in November.
The Virtual 5K is a traditional, one-time 5K that can be completed anytime, anywhere this fall. It includes a lightweight tech hoodie, finisher medal, and bib.
The Virtual 5K can be done by itself OR you can add-on the Fall-natic Challenge in conjunction with it.
Similarly, the Fall-natic Challenge can be done by itself or alongside the Virtual 5K.
tl;dr the Virtual 5K scores you a lightweight tech hoodie, finisher medal, and bib, and is done only once during the fall. The Fall-natic Challenge scores you 3 medals for completing 3 separate runs.Still stuck? ~70% of participants choose to do both the Virtual 5K + Fall-natic Challenge (max bling!)
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Complete your 5K while carrying a pumpkin of any size and score the exclusive Tough Pumpkin medal!
If you add this to your Virtual 5K, you'll receive BOTH the Finisher Medal and the Tough Pumpkin medal 🎃
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The majority of our participants don't run their 5K. Instead, they set a goal to complete it whether by walking, jogging, or a mix of all!
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The Virtual 5K is available worldwide.
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Nope! We keep this as flexible and easy as possible so you can just focusing on completing each 5K.
Feel compelled to sharing your results? Join our group in Strava! -
With the Virtual 5K registration, you'll receive the 2026 Finisher Medal.
Add on Tough Pumpkin and score that medal in addition to the Finisher Medal
Add on the Fall-natic Challenge and score the three medals in addition to the Finisher Medal
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Of course! While the registration fee goes towards covering the various costs of putting together a high quality race packet, a portion goes back to our charity partner: Girls on the Run
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Yep! Follow these steps:
- Open the menu bar
- Click 'My Orders'
- Find your order and edit shipping detailsOr, just click here
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Great shirt and medal!
L
Love that I can do virtual with friends from afar!
M
This was my first virtual race and I loved it. I completed my run the day my package came. I will definitely be doing more of these
S
A fun idea to get people out and moving. Meeting people. The clothes fit perfectly and the medal is also a magnet for my fridge.
A
Highly quality shirts and medals.
A
Amazing way to reach my 5k goals!! Fun creative medal!!!
N
Love the medal and shirt
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Its the same great quality as always but the color is so hideous this year! It would be nice if they didnt have a jack o lantern face on them all over every year so maybe we could wear them other times during the year. I have like 6 or 7 at home just hanging out to be worn for maybe 5-6 weeks out of thr year.
A
great! So glad it could be virtual as I couldn't be there in person!
M
Love it! 🎃🍂🧡🍁👟🏃♀️💨
J
I haven't done the virtual race yet I like to wait until it's closer to Canadian Thanksgiving but the hoodie and the metal are good quality so I'm happy with it
A
I absolutely love that i am doing the virtual 5ks im just getting into doing them after having 2 hip surgerys the past two years I got the okay to walk so here I am..
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I love the tanish color of this years shirt The medals are very colorful too
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Great, like always!
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I get excited every year when I get my 5k package! I feel accomplished when I complete and I love the whole package I receive!!
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Good!
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I’ve been doing the pumpkin run virtual 5K for years, and it truly is my favorite fall tradition. I look forward to it every fall!
L
I love Gourdy's Pumpkin run. I do it virtually every year. My only complaint is that shipping starts too late if you do the fallnatics. I didn't receive my packet until mid September. Which granted, it's still in September but, it makes it a little harder if you're trying to plan with local friends. And it wasn't shipped in the box that was advertised. Although not a huge deal per se but, my bib was creased from being smooshed around in the plastic bag. Otherwise, everything is great. But it would be nice if they brought back the cider packets.
L
I’m so excited to start my Pumpkin Walks. The badges are super cute and this is my first time participating in this event, so I’m taking it slow. I thought I’d splurge and buy a shirt, but when I got it, it’s HUGE 😢, and I used your size chart. Needless to say I’m bummed that I won’t be wearing it while I’m doing my walks. Other than that, it’s a cute way to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
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Love it
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I'm so happy with the quality of everything that arrived. The shirt was actually true to size. I wish I would have ordered a size or two smaller but you just never know. My fault not Gourdy's. But, I love the pattern and quality. I'll just wear something under it.
J
Love it! This is my second year of doing it and this year my husband is doing the 5k with me
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Excellent
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Received my package a few days ago. LOVE IT!! Top quality! This is my first 5k; *so excited to complete.
K
I love this event. Can't wait to do it.
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The shirt is terribly ugly and something I wouldn’t wear ANYWHERE! Plus the material is absolutely terrible! This is one virtual I will never do again! Sure hope the money DID go to a VERY worthy cause!
Hi there, we're sorry to hear you're disappointed with the shirt. We do show a photo of the shirt prior to purchase, so I truly apologize if that was not what was expected upon arrival. The material is a lightweight, tech material meant for a warm, layer-able piece for those chilly fall morning runs! Thank you for the support and have a good run!
J
Look forward to this every year. While I have not been able to do this event in person for several years, I love the shirt designs (and fit). I also absolutely live that the medals are magnets - so easy to display!
m
Impressed with the shirt and metal. Everything was nicely packaged. Looking forward to reaching the 5k.
B
The shirt looks to be of good quality and the medals are fun.
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loved it
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Looks great!