Running to Help Others
Mark your calendars for the 2027 Bunny Hop--April 3
Wow! What a success the 2026 Arlington Bunny Hop was! The weather was beautiful. We had a record 735 participants.
We had a rocking block party with wonderful sponsors and with 3 worthy beneficiaries doing important work in Arlington.
And we had an incredible group of volunteers who got up very early on a Saturday morning to make this event happen. Each onehelped ensure that we had a safe and successful 5k race and a meaningful activity that brings our community together. We are humbled by their generosity and efforts.
A tip of the bunny ears to all of you,
Denny Edelbrock, Race Director
John Glover, Race Manager
Sally Gabler & Mark Riley,
Volunteer coordinators and sponsorship representatives
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The Arlington Bunny Hop 5K is a fun, family oriented, charity 5K race and fun run/walk that raises money for local charities. We will have finish line medals for all registered participants and also age group place medals.
There is a block party afterwards with activities geared toward "kids of all ages." There are many serious runners as well. The race is managed by volunteers, and all proceeds go to a local charity (see below).
When: Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
Where: Clarendon United Methodist Church, 606 N. Irving Street, Arlington, VA 22201
Who: Competitive runners, fitness/frequent runners, joggers/recreational runners and walkers/strollers.
Children's Activities: A Bounce House and other children's activities will be available after the race.
Costumes: Costumes are welcome and encouraged for this fun, family event. Medals will be awarded to three finishers with the best costumes.
Cutoff date for guaranteed t-shirt sizes is 8:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, March 25 (to allow lead time for printing and shipping). For registrations after March 25, shirts will be on a first come, first served basis at packet pickup.
The 8th Arlington Bunny Hop was a huge success!
Many thanks for participating in the BUNNY HOP 2025! Increased sponsorships made a huge difference. 638 registered. After the final accounting, the HOP raised $31,000 for Bridges to Independence making a total of $164,000 for Arlington charities over the past eight years. Here's a celebratory picture of the check presentation to Bridges and also of a display quilt made from race t-shirts from our races from 2018-2025.
Results are HERE and here's a VIDEO and PICTURES of our 2025 race.