Tucker County Run For It teams are competing for more than $90,000 in awards, alongside teams from Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, and Upshur counties in West Virginia, as well as Garrett County, Maryland. Run For It is a 2K walk and 5K race hosted by the Tucker Community Foundation. The race will start at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025, in Davis, WV, in conjunction with the annual Leaf Peepers Festival.
Seventy-four teams will participate, raising funds for causes in the mentioned counties. Tucker County residents can support their favorite teams by entering the race as participants on a team or by submitting team sponsor donations to as many teams as they wish. Since 2007, Tucker County teams have garnered $1.3 million in awards and team sponsor donations to support their respective causes.
This year, there are twenty-one teams from Tucker County participating in Run For It: Andy’s Run, Appalachian Expeditions, Blackwater Falls State Park Foundation, Canaan Valley State Park Foundation, Canaan Valley Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Power, Cottrill’s Opera House, Ginny & The Blackwater Critters, Heart of the Highlands Trail System, Hinkle House Hustlers, Medical Students for Recess, Mountain Laurel Learning Cooperative, Mountaintop Readers, Prim’s Pals of Davis Thomas, Saddles and Smiles, St. George Academy Preservation Society, Team EB3 (Ellis Boury, III Fund), Timberline Ski Patrol, Tucker County Giving Circle, Tucker County Young Life, Tucker Runners, and WVHighlands Artisans Group STArt.
To learn more about these teams, sign up to participate, or donate to your favorite cause(s), please visit runsignup.com/Race/WV/Davis/RunForIt. You can register online until September 21 or in person at the Davis Fire Hall, located at 610 William Avenue, Davis, WV 26260. Registration will take place on Friday, September 26th, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, September 27th, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Team sponsor donations can also be mailed to the Tucker Community Foundation at TCF-RFI, P.O. Box 491, Parsons, WV 26287. All team sponsor donations must be made and postmarked by September 21st.
For the past 17 years, Run For It has attracted serious racers and families to our area, supporting local businesses, and has raised over $3.2 million. In 2024, the event drew 1,405 walkers and runners, raising over $230,000. These were instrumental in supporting 79 nonprofit organizations and groups in the Foundation’s ten-county service area and beyond, a testament to our community’s strength and resilience!
To learn more about Run For It, please visit runsignup.com/Race/WV/Davis/RunForIt or tuckerfoundationwv.org/run-for-it. You can also contact the Foundation by email at runforit@tuckerfoundationwv.org or by phone at (304) 478-2930.
About the Tucker Community Foundation: The Tucker Community Foundation operates in ten counties: Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, and Upshur counties in West Virginia, as well as Garrett County, Maryland. Inspired by the 1985 flood, the Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities for the individuals and communities it serves. For more information on the Foundation, please call the office at (304) 478-2930 or visit www.tuckerfoundationwv.org.
