An important update for PNC Parkway Classic Runners.

Dear athletes,

After 41 years, the PNC Parkway Classic is evolving into a new event for 2025, the PNC Alexandria Half Marathon. The PNC Alexandria Half will start and finish in Old Town Alexandria on Sunday, April 27, 2025. The half marathon will still include nearly 10 miles of out-and-back running along the beautiful George Washington Parkway but the race will now start and end in Old Town. The PNC Parkway Classic 10 mile race will no longer take place and will be replaced by the PNC Alexandria Half.

The annual 5K associated with the Parkway Classic (now the PNC Alexandria Half) will remain unchanged.  It will take place on Sunday, April 27, in conjunction with the half marathon.  Similarly, the kids' dash remains the same as previous years.  

Our number one priority when considering this evolution was to deliver the best spring event for runners and athletes of Northern Virginia and Alexandria. We concluded that a half marathon that explores both Old Town and the Parkway while incorporating a simplified start and finish was the best path forward for this iconic event. 

We are thrilled about this exciting change. We acknowledge what the Parkway Classic has meant to many people over the last four decades, ourselves included. We did not come to this decision lightly.  For our existing registrants, we wish to make the transition from the 10 Mile distance to the PNC Alexandria Half as seamless as possible.


If you are currently registered for the PNC Parkway Classic 10 Mile distance, you have the following options:

  1. Roll your original registration to the new half marathon at no cost.  No action is required.  We will make the transfer for you.

  2. Request a full refund of your paid Parkway Classic 10 Mile distance registration. You will be withdrawn from the April event.

  3. Request to be switched from the Parkway 10 Mile distance to the PNC Alexandria Half 5K event and receive a refund of the difference in the two registration fees.

Action Required:  To withdraw and receive a full refund, or switch down to the 5K, please email events@runpacers.com with your name and email address.  We will make the update for you and process the refund as soon as possible. Please note- If you wish to change distances or receive a refund, you must email us by January 31st, 2025.

If you are currently registered for the PNC Parkway Classic 5K you will be transferred into the PNC Alexandria Half 5K race with no additional action required by you.

Thank you for your support of the PNC Parkway Classic. We are excited for this next chapter and to bring a new spring tradition to Alexandria and Northern Virginia.