Monster Mash 5k

Get in the Halloween spirit at the Monster Mash 5K! Bold Rock Cidery is hosting this funtabulous event for runners, walkers, and die-hard Bold Rockers! Participants go all out for biggest team and best team costume bragging rights! Walker, stroller and Fido friendly.

WHAT YOU GET

• Short sleeve performance event tee (unisex and ladies cut)
• Professional chip timing service
• Commemorative finisher glass
• Pint of Bold Rock Hard Cider
• Post-race party and awards ceremony

REGISTRATION

• $35 until 10/2/25
• $45 10/3/25 – 10/24/25
• $50 10/25/25

Participants registered on or before Sunday, October 12 are guaranteed an event shirt. A limited number of extra shirts will be given out, by date of registration, at packet pickup.

​Registrants will be emailed event-specific info and race day details just prior to race day.​

TEAMS
Rally the troops and run or walk as a team on race day! All sizes and skill levels of groups are welcome, but we consider a complete team to be 2 or more participants. Create or join a team during registration. ​Biggest team and team with the best costumes wins a Bold Rock prize!

REFERRAL PROGRAM
Invite your friends to join you at the Monster Mash 5K. If you get 4 friends to sign up using your special referral link (which you receive in your confirmation email after you register), you’ll get a $10 refund as our Thank You!

COURSE
This out-and-back course is easy and flat with gorgeous views in every direction! It’s mostly pavement with some gravel. Walker, doggo and all-terrain strollers welcome. Course Map

PACKET PICK-UP

• Bold Rock Cidery
• 1020 Rockfish Valley Hwy, Nellysford, VA 22958
• Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
• 9 AM race start

POST-RACE
After you cross the finish line, it’s time to celebrate!

• A finisher glass and Bold Rock Hard Cider is included for all participants over 21
• A complimentary glass of non-alcoholic sparkling cider is included for children and adults under 21
• Use the Beverage Ticket attached to your race bib to pick up your glass and cider
• Please bring proper ID to partake

AWARDS
Awards are given to the overall male and female finishers, and to 1st place finishers in the age groups, below. Participants over 21 win a 6-pack of Bold Rock Hard Cider, and under 21 participants win a bottle of sparkling apple juice. Winners must be present at the Awards ceremony to receive their award.

• ​Under 21 age groups: 8-11 |12-15 |16-20
• Over 21 age groups: 21-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | 80+ ​

SOCIAL MEDIA
Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to see #monstermash5k race pics, brought to you by Doug Ash Photography.

REFUNDS | TRANSFERS
There are NO refunds. Runner transfers (transferring your race entry to another runner) are allowed. Please email your request two weeks before race day.

WEATHER
If there is severe weather that makes the course unsafe for participants, we will postpone the event to the following day. We will notify participants via email and will post this information on the website and Facebook pages. Please make sure you can make both dates, as there are no refunds.