Short review
The RRRC Sweetheart 8K is an annual Richmond Road Runners Club event that for 2025 offers two options for Valentine's Day running or walking.
The Sweetheart 8K will be an in-person race on Sunday, February 16 featuring a scenic 8K (5 mile) course through The Grove and Walton Park communities, historic Midlothian Coal Mine Park, and the surrounding roads and trails. The race starts and finishes at the Urban Farmhouse in The Millworks in Midlothian.
The Virtual Sweetheart 8K will allow you to run when, where, and with whom you please from Friday, Feb. 14 to Monday, Feb. 17. You may post your results between Friday, Feb. 14 and Monday, Feb. 17.
Both events are RRRC Grand Prix (GP) events for 2025. RRRC GP participants receive a race point for posting a time for either event. RRRC GP participants in the in-person race will receive place points based on overall and/or age group finish times.
NOTE: Details provided below about packet pick up and race day activities are tentative and subject to change. Registered participants will receive updated information a few days before the race.
Registration closed
Road Running , Walk , Vertical race
Distance:
5 to 10K
Organized since 2016
Short review
The RRRC Sweetheart 8K is an annual Richmond Road Runners Club event that for 2025 offers two options for Valentine's Day running or walking.
The Sweetheart 8K will be an in-person race on Sunday, February 16 featuring a scenic 8K (5 mile) course through The Grove and Walton Park communities, historic Midlothian Coal Mine Park, and the surrounding roads and trails. The race starts and finishes at the Urban Farmhouse in The Millworks in Midlothian.
The Virtual Sweetheart 8K will allow you to run when, where, and with whom you please from Friday, Feb. 14 to Monday, Feb. 17. You may post your results between Friday, Feb. 14 and Monday, Feb. 17.
Both events are RRRC Grand Prix (GP) events for 2025. RRRC GP participants receive a race point for posting a time for either event. RRRC GP participants in the in-person race will receive place points based on overall and/or age group finish times.
NOTE: Details provided below about packet pick up and race day activities are tentative and subject to change. Registered participants will receive updated information a few days before the race.
8 Road Running races on 14 — 17 February 2025 in Midlothian
Sweetheart 8K
February 17, 2019
The race starts at 08:308 km
from $25
Sweetheart 8K
February 16, 2020
The race starts at 08:308 km
from $25
Sweetheart 8K - Virtual
February 14, 2021
The race starts at 08:308 km
from $25
Virtual Sweetheart 8K
February 14, 2021
The race starts at 00:008 km
from $20
RRRC Sweetheart 8K
February 16, 2025
The race starts at 08:308 km
from $35
Virtual Sweetheart 8K
February 14, 2025
The race starts at 00:008 km
from $35
Sweetheart Kids Run
February 17, 2019
The race starts at 08:00
from $0
Sweetheart Kids Run
February 16, 2020
The race starts at 08:00
from $0
Weather for Feb 14, 2025
°F
Wind: m/s.
.
Very Good for running
Past weather
Feb 14, 2009
34.91 °F, wind 1.83m/s
Foggy overnight..
Feb 13, 2010
31.86 °F, wind 1.29m/s
Mostly cloudy until evening..
Feb 13, 2011
37.56 °F, wind 5.6m/s
Mostly cloudy starting in the afternoon..
Feb 12, 2012
20.47 °F, wind 8.96m/s
Partly cloudy in the morning..
Feb 10, 2013
34.79 °F, wind 3.56m/s
Mostly cloudy until afternoon..
Feb 09, 2014
16.09 °F, wind 2.14m/s
Foggy in the afternoon..
Feb 15, 2015
28.31 °F, wind 8.53m/s
Mostly cloudy until evening..
Feb 07, 2016
41.76 °F, wind 3.27m/s
Mostly cloudy in the morning..
Feb 12, 2017
51.31 °F, wind 1.29m/s
Mostly cloudy throughout the day..
Feb 11, 2018
23.36 °F, wind 4.56m/s
Foggy overnight..
Feb 17, 2019
33.81 °F, wind 3.26m/s
Partly cloudy throughout the day..
Feb 16, 2020
33.48 °F, wind 3.34m/s
Partly cloudy throughout the day..
Feb 14, 2021
33.64 °F, wind 10.84m/s
Partly cloudy throughout the day..
Feb 11, 2022
°F, wind m/s
.
Feb 10, 2023
46.02 °F, wind 11.22m/s
Rain until evening..
Feb 09, 2024
°F, wind m/s
.
Powered by Dark Sky
What to wear on your run?
Discover more events from running calendar
Most popular countries for running: