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01/04/2026

A dear friend to us and the Hampton Roads running community passed away this morning. Rest easy Kim Newman Mann, you’ll be missed by so many. ❤️

12/31/2025

12/11/2025

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12/09/2025

Tacky Sweater 5k

12/07/2025

12/07/2025

THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this years Tacky Sweater 5k Run the best yet! Thank you Chris Grim Neikirk and Smartmouth Beer for 11 years worth of Tacky Sweater 5k’s. Thank You Castel Bioscience for your sponsorship. Thank you Laurie Harrison and Eastern Virginia Medical School for your continued support. Thank you Michelle Redmond and ODU Sport Management for your commitment and support. Thank you ODU Men’s Tennis for always doing a great job volunteering. Thank you friends and family for always showing up. Thank you to MettleEvents.com, the very best team in the business. Thank you Dan Pellegrino for your talent. Thank you Eric Emerson for being the best in your business.
We’re looking forward to our new home at Afterglow Brewing for the 2026 Tacky Sweater 5k. Dont forget to get your skin checked by a board certified Dermatologist (MD), use sunblock like you use deodorant (everyday) and wear a hat.

12/04/2025

We will be making an exciting announcement about the new home for Tacky Sweater 5k Run on Saturday! We can’t wait to share our BIG news! We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Live, Love, and Run Tacky. On December 6th, Mettle Events will be hosting The Tacky Sweater 5k at our Smartmouth Brewery in the Chelsea neighborhood in Ghent with a great course through West Ghent and along the Elizabeth River Trail. Great post-race party at Smartmouth with food, entertainment, craf...

12/02/2025

This is me with my BFDO (best friend Diddie Ossi). She is the reason for the Tacky Sweater 5k Run, but it’s become so much more after all of these years. (You can read about how awesome she was on www.tackysweater5k.com) It’s a family, community, educational, festive event with so much laughter and so much fun. If you can’t participate, please consider donating, get your skin checked yearly by a board certified physician (MD), use sunblock like you use deodorant (every day) and wear a hat.

11/27/2025

Happy Turkey Trot, a.k.a. Thanksgiving!