{"id":9998,"date":"2026-08-23T14:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/?post_type=ical_race&#038;p=9998"},"modified":"2026-08-24T23:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:32:22","slug":"fast-before-the-feast","status":"publish","type":"ical_race","link":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/?ical_race=fast-before-the-feast","title":{"rendered":"Fast Before the Feast 5K"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ferguson Cares <\/strong>and<strong> Peninsula Track Club<\/strong> present the <strong>Fast Before the Feast 5K. <\/strong>This popular event is back and held on Thanksgiving Day. The out and back course is run on the scenic roads of Mariners&#8217; Museum Park. <strong>Race day participation will be capped at 800<\/strong>. There is no limit for the virtual race. Race proceeds will benefit the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. Your participation and optional donations will help those in need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ferguson Virtual Option<\/strong><br>Ferguson associates, family and friends can participate in this event virtually by registering and running or walking wherever they are Thanksgiving week. All virtual registrants will receive a Fast Before the Feast race shirt in December, and each registration still contributes 50 meals to families facing food insecurity. Associates can also register for the in-person Fast Before the Feast 5K on Thanksgiving in Newport News, VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To guarantee a shirt in your size for the in-person race, sign up by&nbsp;<strong>November 6, 2026.<\/strong> The race does fill up and&nbsp;<strong>THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION. <\/strong>Deadline for the virtual race is <strong>November 26, 2026<\/strong> with no registration limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are unable to participate, please consider making a donation to the Foodbank or Feeding America at the link above.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/VA\/NewportNews\/FastBeforetheFeast5K\">Register on RunSignup<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4997,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-9998","ical_race","type-ical_race","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","Activity-ptc_race"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ical_race\/9998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ical_race"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ical_race"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulatrackclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}