May 31, 2025

Registration Is Open

Race registration includes the race entry, race giveaways, post-race medallion and entry into the Wine and Music Festival, but NO tasting. The race entry does not include the wine glass which includes wine tasting at the Wine and Music Festival: this can be purchased separately for yourself and up to three additional glasses for your friends and family to take part.

Please note that shirt sizes cannot be guaranteed for registrations after May 5th.

Registration Options

Half Marathon, 10K or 5K individual registration

• Race entry (Half Marathon, 10K or 5K)
• Race giveaways
• Post-race medallion
• Post-race food
• On-site Parking for a $10 parking fee
• Does NOT include the wine glass and tasting at the Wine and Music Festival

Wine Glass and Tasting at the Wine and Music Festival

• These can be purchased during registration or post-registration for runners and their guests
• To purchase this Race Extra post-registration, please log into https://myevents.active.com/ and make sure to use the same email you have registered with. You can also find you Confirmation ID in registration confirmation email you received from Active when you registered. Once you are logged in, click the "Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon": you will be able to "add race extras" and confirm which extras you have already purchased.

Regular Team & Winery Challenge Team Competition

• Participants can register as part of a team by following the "Team" registration. If the team has 5 participants or more, they are then entered in the Team Competition. Awards will be given to the teams with the shortest cumulative times (out of the best 5). Winery Challenge Teams are from local wineries and compete separately from the regular team competition
• Members of wineries pouring at the Expo will receive free and significantly discounted entries. Make sure to ask for your discount code if you are a member of a winery team.
• Half Marathon entry
• Race giveaways
• Post-race medallion
• Post-race food
• Parking

Pricing

Half Marathon

Wine Glass and Tasting at the Wine and Music Festival

10K

5K

Team Winery Challenge & Regular Team

Confirmation

Your confirmation email will be issued by Active.com on Bad to the Bone's behalf. The email contains your Confirmation ID used to edit your registration or make additional purchases. Should you have lost your registration or are experiencing technical issues with your registration, you can contact us or email your request directly to Active at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 877-228-4881.

To confirm your entry into the event and the race extras you have already purchased, please log into https://myevents.active.com/. Please make sure to use the same email you have registered with. If you have forgot your password, use the "Forgot your password?" link or contact Active support

Rules

There will be several some safety practices implemented due to COVID. These include but are not limited to wearing masks, social distancing, single serve post-race food.

Please line up at the start according to your pace. Elite runners will be positioned at the front with runners lining up behind them by mile pace. Please look for the pace signs posted along the start chute to guide your position. Please do not line up ahead of your pace time! This is chip timed so your time will officially begin when you cross the timing mat at the start line. Top 3 overall are on gun time.

Cones on the Roadways

ALWAYS stay inside right of the cones on the roadways, unless signs or chalk indicate otherwise. Straying outside of the defined cone line is dangerous and could result in disqualification.

Roller Blades, Skateboards, Animals & Bicycles

NO roller blades, skateboards, animals or bicycles on course without permission. Baby strollers designed for runners are permitted but must begin at the back of the starting line.

Portable music

Portable music with headphones are allowed but must be kept at low volume so runners can hear approaching traffic and verbal instructions from law enforcement and volunteers. Failure to abide may result in DQ.

Please obey law enforcement officers and volunteers at all times! They are positioned on course for your safety. In rare cases, law enforcement may require runners to stop to allow traffic to pass. Failure to obey law enforcement and volunteers may result in removal from the course and disqualification.

Event Cancellation & Transfer Policy

Entries fees are always non refundable. In the case of force majeure or race cancellations or postponement due to circumstances beyond the organizers' control, there will be no refunds or roll-over of entries. Participants understand and agree that there will be no refunds for this event. We appreciate you, as our customer, and understand that sometimes you just can’t make the race. We have created a great policy that offers you several different options, in the event you cannot attend on race day. (You may choose only one of the options below)

*Defer Your Entry: You may defer your entry to next year's event. Deferrals are allowed and must be processed by the Event registration manager. An administration fee of $25 will be charged in the event you defer. Deferrals expire after 12 months. Deferrals can only be processed a week before the event date.

*Transfers: You may not give or sell your number to anyone else. However, bib transfers are allowed for an administration charge of $15 and must be processed through the ACTIVE Network registration portal. If you transfer you bib, you will receive a refund (minus the $15 administration charge) once the new participant signs up. The new runner will pay the full cost of the entry fee. Click here for more information on how to transfer your entry.

Items designated by an asterisk might be modified due to COVID.