Hospice Heroes, Virginia Beach

Beginning in 2013, the Hospice Heroes: Hospice Awareness 5K sends participants pattering around a path in the name of the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund, a nonprofit charity that helps patients and families coping with terminal illness and its aftermath. The event begins at Mount Trashmore and its results are recorded, meaning racers who want their times don't have to sport a stopwatch or tie an hourglass around their neck. Afterward, race participants and their families celebrate the day's success with a lineup of activities, including a bounce house, face painting, and an award ceremony that recognizes the top runners from male and female groupings.