Greasy-Gooney 10K
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The Shenandoah Valley's most scenic road running race, held each year on the fourth Saturday in October in Browntown, Virginia. Web site: https://www.gg10k.com/
Tomorrow (Sat. 11/1): 2nd annual Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K, 8 AM @ Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains, VA! Honors 17-time Greasy-Gooney finisher Bob & partner Nancy, great friends of our race. Proceeds benefit Peas & Grace Food Pantry. More info: runsignup.com/Race/VA/TheP...
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Tomorrow (Sat. 11/1): 2nd annual Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K, 8 AM @ Grace Episcopal Church in The Plains, VA! Honors 17-time Greasy-Gooney finisher Bob & partner Nancy, great friends of our race. Proceeds benefit Peas & Grace Food Pantry. More info: runsignup.com/Race/VA/TheP...
5K split times from Saturday's 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K have now been posted at:
www.gg10k.com/results/2025...
We may be the only road race in the country recording 5K splits without the aid of electronic timing! 🤣
www.gg10k.com/results/2025...
We may be the only road race in the country recording 5K splits without the aid of electronic timing! 🤣
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
5K split times from Saturday's 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K have now been posted at:
www.gg10k.com/results/2025...
We may be the only road race in the country recording 5K splits without the aid of electronic timing! 🤣
www.gg10k.com/results/2025...
We may be the only road race in the country recording 5K splits without the aid of electronic timing! 🤣
High-res photos from Saturday's 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K are now up and available for download! Check 'em out at:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2025
(Free for personal use only.) Many thanks to photographer Denise Hyde for her camera work!
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2025
(Free for personal use only.) Many thanks to photographer Denise Hyde for her camera work!
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
High-res photos from Saturday's 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K are now up and available for download! Check 'em out at:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2025
(Free for personal use only.) Many thanks to photographer Denise Hyde for her camera work!
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2025
(Free for personal use only.) Many thanks to photographer Denise Hyde for her camera work!
Thanks to all involved in Saturday's 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K! A fine crowd of 106 runners/walkers enjoyed a chilly jaunt around the loop, led by Johnny Lyons (38:31) & Candace DeLong (44:33). Results are up at GG10K.com; 5K splits/photos to come! HUGE thanks to our outstanding volunteer crew.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thanks to all involved in Saturday's 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K! A fine crowd of 106 runners/walkers enjoyed a chilly jaunt around the loop, led by Johnny Lyons (38:31) & Candace DeLong (44:33). Results are up at GG10K.com; 5K splits/photos to come! HUGE thanks to our outstanding volunteer crew.
The Browntown Community Center's Fall Yard Sale got underway today & continues Saturday! Good excuse to head down & preview the Greasy-Gooney 10K course ahead of our race on Sat. 10/25. Yard sale hours are 8 AM-2 PM on Sat. 10/18, Fri. 10/24, & Sat. 10/25. Plus food for sale in the kitchen!
October 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Browntown Community Center's Fall Yard Sale got underway today & continues Saturday! Good excuse to head down & preview the Greasy-Gooney 10K course ahead of our race on Sat. 10/25. Yard sale hours are 8 AM-2 PM on Sat. 10/18, Fri. 10/24, & Sat. 10/25. Plus food for sale in the kitchen!
Greasy-Gooney month is here, and our 2025 running caps have arrived! The forest green ones are for the runners, while the white ones are a special freebie for volunteers. E-mail us at karsten@gg10k.com if you'd like to help out on October 25th and get a free cap!
October 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Greasy-Gooney month is here, and our 2025 running caps have arrived! The forest green ones are for the runners, while the white ones are a special freebie for volunteers. E-mail us at karsten@gg10k.com if you'd like to help out on October 25th and get a free cap!
We used RunSignup yesterday to send out our first race promo e-mail of the year... and it appears that it was blocked by a number of major e-mail services, incl. AOL, ATT, Cox, Frontiernet, Verizon, & Yahoo. If your address is at one of these domains, let us know if it wound up in your spam folder!
September 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We used RunSignup yesterday to send out our first race promo e-mail of the year... and it appears that it was blocked by a number of major e-mail services, incl. AOL, ATT, Cox, Frontiernet, Verizon, & Yahoo. If your address is at one of these domains, let us know if it wound up in your spam folder!
Surprise-- Registration is now open for the Shenandoah Valley's most scenic road race! The 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K is set for Sat. 10/25 in Browntown, VA. Challenging but scenic course, cheap awards, low-key small-race vibe. And running caps are back as the race premium! Full info: GG10K.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Surprise-- Registration is now open for the Shenandoah Valley's most scenic road race! The 27th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K is set for Sat. 10/25 in Browntown, VA. Challenging but scenic course, cheap awards, low-key small-race vibe. And running caps are back as the race premium! Full info: GG10K.com
Greetings, Goonies! We'd like to invite you to run the Front Royal Kiwanis 5K this Sat. AM, 5/10! 9 AM start @ Warren Co. HHS Complex on 15th. Small & low-key race; some of us G-G folks are helping; proceeds to Warren Co. Special Olympics. Visit runsignup.com/Race/VA/Fron... for info & to register!
May 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Greetings, Goonies! We'd like to invite you to run the Front Royal Kiwanis 5K this Sat. AM, 5/10! 9 AM start @ Warren Co. HHS Complex on 15th. Small & low-key race; some of us G-G folks are helping; proceeds to Warren Co. Special Olympics. Visit runsignup.com/Race/VA/Fron... for info & to register!
Mr. Cuddles, the official spokescat of the Greasy-Gooney 10K, is happy to announce our Oct. 26th race made $1017.11, enabling us to donate $508.56 each to the Browntown Community Center Association and the Humane Society of Warren County! We're so grateful for everyone's support.
November 26, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Mr. Cuddles, the official spokescat of the Greasy-Gooney 10K, is happy to announce our Oct. 26th race made $1017.11, enabling us to donate $508.56 each to the Browntown Community Center Association and the Humane Society of Warren County! We're so grateful for everyone's support.
This Sat., 11/9, we'd love to see you in The Plains, VA for the Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K, honoring a legendary local runner & dear friend who passed away in 2022. Head to runsignup.com/Race/VA/TheP... to sign up for this sure-to-be fun event benefitting Grace Episcopal's Peas & Grace Food Pantry! ❤️
November 7, 2024 at 9:36 PM
This Sat., 11/9, we'd love to see you in The Plains, VA for the Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K, honoring a legendary local runner & dear friend who passed away in 2022. Head to runsignup.com/Race/VA/TheP... to sign up for this sure-to-be fun event benefitting Grace Episcopal's Peas & Grace Food Pantry! ❤️
More Greasy-Gooney goodness! Not only have we posted this year's 5K splits...
www.gg10k.com/results/2024...
...but we've also uploaded more photos at:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
These include the RD's shots as well as images taken by motion-sensitive game cameras at miles 1.2 and 3.1. Enjoy!
www.gg10k.com/results/2024...
...but we've also uploaded more photos at:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
These include the RD's shots as well as images taken by motion-sensitive game cameras at miles 1.2 and 3.1. Enjoy!
October 31, 2024 at 6:19 PM
More Greasy-Gooney goodness! Not only have we posted this year's 5K splits...
www.gg10k.com/results/2024...
...but we've also uploaded more photos at:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
These include the RD's shots as well as images taken by motion-sensitive game cameras at miles 1.2 and 3.1. Enjoy!
www.gg10k.com/results/2024...
...but we've also uploaded more photos at:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
These include the RD's shots as well as images taken by motion-sensitive game cameras at miles 1.2 and 3.1. Enjoy!
Denise Hyde's terrific high-res photos from the 26th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K (10/26/24) are now up:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
Free to download for personal, non-commercial use (i.e. printing for yourself, sharing on personal social media accounts, etc.). Thank you, Denise!
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
Free to download for personal, non-commercial use (i.e. printing for yourself, sharing on personal social media accounts, etc.). Thank you, Denise!
October 27, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Denise Hyde's terrific high-res photos from the 26th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K (10/26/24) are now up:
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
Free to download for personal, non-commercial use (i.e. printing for yourself, sharing on personal social media accounts, etc.). Thank you, Denise!
karstenbrown.smugmug.com/GG10K2024
Free to download for personal, non-commercial use (i.e. printing for yourself, sharing on personal social media accounts, etc.). Thank you, Denise!
100 runners & walkers finished this morning's 26th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K, led by repeat winners Scott Davis & Mariah Donovan! Preliminary overall & age group results are now up at GG10K.com; photos coming soon, 5K splits eventually. THANK YOU to all our volunteers! Hope everyone enjoyed the race.
October 26, 2024 at 9:15 PM
100 runners & walkers finished this morning's 26th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K, led by repeat winners Scott Davis & Mariah Donovan! Preliminary overall & age group results are now up at GG10K.com; photos coming soon, 5K splits eventually. THANK YOU to all our volunteers! Hope everyone enjoyed the race.
The fall color is a-poppin', as seen here in this photo taken this afternoon at mile 3.2 on our course! Hope to see ya bright & early in Browntown for the 26th edition of the Greasy-Gooney 10K. Packet pick-up & late registration is from 7:45-8:45, race starts at 9 AM. Complete race info: gg10k.com
October 25, 2024 at 8:18 PM
The fall color is a-poppin', as seen here in this photo taken this afternoon at mile 3.2 on our course! Hope to see ya bright & early in Browntown for the 26th edition of the Greasy-Gooney 10K. Packet pick-up & late registration is from 7:45-8:45, race starts at 9 AM. Complete race info: gg10k.com
Two beautiful sights this afternoon: Colorful fall foliage, and the all-important portable toilets for Saturday's race! 🍂💩 Online registration is now closed, but we'll take race day sign-ups. See www.gg10k.com/raceday.html for our Runner Guide and www.gg10k.com/entrants.html for our entrant list!
October 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Two beautiful sights this afternoon: Colorful fall foliage, and the all-important portable toilets for Saturday's race! 🍂💩 Online registration is now closed, but we'll take race day sign-ups. See www.gg10k.com/raceday.html for our Runner Guide and www.gg10k.com/entrants.html for our entrant list!
Oh thank heavens the beanies FINALLY arrived for Saturday's race. Phew! And we also finished replacing the engraved plates on all 90, yes, 90 of our trophies. 😩 Yes, we know, it's quite ridiculous & unnecessary. Don't forget, online reg. closes at 11:59 PM tonight (Wed. 10/23): RunSignup.com/gg10k
October 23, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Oh thank heavens the beanies FINALLY arrived for Saturday's race. Phew! And we also finished replacing the engraved plates on all 90, yes, 90 of our trophies. 😩 Yes, we know, it's quite ridiculous & unnecessary. Don't forget, online reg. closes at 11:59 PM tonight (Wed. 10/23): RunSignup.com/gg10k
It's pretty bananas that today (Wednesday 10/23) is the FINAL DAY of online registration for Saturday's Greasy-Gooney 10K! 🍌 Visit RunSignup.com/gg10k to sign up before things close at 11:59 PM-- and then come eat these on Saturday so that we don't have to take any back home with us!
October 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
It's pretty bananas that today (Wednesday 10/23) is the FINAL DAY of online registration for Saturday's Greasy-Gooney 10K! 🍌 Visit RunSignup.com/gg10k to sign up before things close at 11:59 PM-- and then come eat these on Saturday so that we don't have to take any back home with us!
Time to start planning your strategy for Saturday's post-race random prize drawing! 🏆 Here's a preview of the amazing selections that will be appearing on this year's prize table. Don't be caught unprepared when your name is called!
October 22, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Time to start planning your strategy for Saturday's post-race random prize drawing! 🏆 Here's a preview of the amazing selections that will be appearing on this year's prize table. Don't be caught unprepared when your name is called!
Very excited to spend a few hours replacing the poorly-engraved plates on every single one of our trophies with nicer-looking replacements. 🙄 As an aside for you fast folk out there: 1st gal & guy o'all get Target gift cards again! 🎯 Don't forget, online reg at RunSignup.com/gg10k closes Wed. night.
October 22, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Very excited to spend a few hours replacing the poorly-engraved plates on every single one of our trophies with nicer-looking replacements. 🙄 As an aside for you fast folk out there: 1st gal & guy o'all get Target gift cards again! 🎯 Don't forget, online reg at RunSignup.com/gg10k closes Wed. night.
Yes, our famed Event Records poster will be back on Sat. AM, updated for 2024! Here's a sneak preview of the "Most Finishes" portion. 82 people have finished G-G at least five times! Colleen Snyder is going for finish #20 this year, which will pull her within one year of record holder Denny Myers.
October 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Yes, our famed Event Records poster will be back on Sat. AM, updated for 2024! Here's a sneak preview of the "Most Finishes" portion. 82 people have finished G-G at least five times! Colleen Snyder is going for finish #20 this year, which will pull her within one year of record holder Denny Myers.
Somehow the 2024 Greasy-Gooney 10K is just one week away! Come see this sweeping autumn view yourself on Saturday 26 October. Visit GG10K.com for full race details or runsignup.com/gg10k to preregister online through Wednesday night! (Volunteers wanted too; e-mail karsten@gg10k.com if you can help!)
October 19, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Somehow the 2024 Greasy-Gooney 10K is just one week away! Come see this sweeping autumn view yourself on Saturday 26 October. Visit GG10K.com for full race details or runsignup.com/gg10k to preregister online through Wednesday night! (Volunteers wanted too; e-mail karsten@gg10k.com if you can help!)
Two weeks after our Greasy-Gooney 10K on 10/26, we hope you'll head out to Fauquier County to celebrate the life of a 17-time G-G finisher & a local running legend at the Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K Run/Walk! Sat. 11/9 in The Plains. Visit runsignup.com/Race/VA/TheP... for info & to sign up!
Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K Run/Walk
The Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K Run/Walk is on Saturday November 9, 2024.
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October 9, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Two weeks after our Greasy-Gooney 10K on 10/26, we hope you'll head out to Fauquier County to celebrate the life of a 17-time G-G finisher & a local running legend at the Bob Gurtler Memorial 5K Run/Walk! Sat. 11/9 in The Plains. Visit runsignup.com/Race/VA/TheP... for info & to sign up!
If you've run Greasy-Gooney before, you should be receiving our annual promo e-mail within the next day! If you haven't run G-G before but want to get our e-mails, message us at karsten@gg10k.com & we'll add you. (All contact info is kept private & does not get shared/sold.)
September 30, 2024 at 7:28 PM
If you've run Greasy-Gooney before, you should be receiving our annual promo e-mail within the next day! If you haven't run G-G before but want to get our e-mails, message us at karsten@gg10k.com & we'll add you. (All contact info is kept private & does not get shared/sold.)
SURPRISE! Registration for the 26th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K, set for Sat. 10/26, is now OPEN! Visit gg10k.com for complete race info, or head straight to RunSignup.com/gg10k to register right away. Premium this year is a royal blue beanie (a.k.a. knit cap)!
Greasy-Gooney 10K
The Greasy-Gooney 10K is on Saturday October 26, 2024.
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September 27, 2024 at 2:11 PM
SURPRISE! Registration for the 26th annual Greasy-Gooney 10K, set for Sat. 10/26, is now OPEN! Visit gg10k.com for complete race info, or head straight to RunSignup.com/gg10k to register right away. Premium this year is a royal blue beanie (a.k.a. knit cap)!