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RVA Bikeways Guide

Greater Richmond is seeing a lot more bikeways popping up on and along our roadways. Some of these bikeways are brand new to the region, while some have been here for years. Bike Walk RVA (a program of Sports Backers) has identified a need to help educate Richmond region residents on what these changes mean – both for people who ride bicycles […]

RVA Bike Ped Counts

Since 2014, Bike Walk RVA has collected data twice a year (May and September) on the number of people biking and walking in Richmond in order to help demonstrate the effects of protected bike infrastructure. You can find our latest Summer 2021 count report here. We need your help to make counts happen! This year we are partnering with the […]

Bike Walk RVA Academy

Lead the biking and walking movement in RVA! The Bike Walk RVA Academy is our program designed to develop Richmond region residents into grassroots leaders in their communities for better walking and biking infrastructure such as paved trails, protected bike lanes, and sidewalks that allows people of all ages and abilities to get where they need to go on foot […]

Partnerships

Get Involved with the Fitness Warriors There are a number of ways you can get involved with Sports Backers’ Fitness Warriors program! Our goal of becoming the most active city in the country simply won’t happen unless folks like you take a leap of faith with us and find ways to plug into the Fitness Warrior movement. One of the […]

Events for Kids

Cheering crowds, jitters of anticipation, the satisfaction of success—races and big events are fun! Sports Backers events help to motivate and inspire new runners to achieve goals, and they celebrate the joy and thrill of being active. Sports Backers Events for Kids Atlantic Union Bank 10K Mini: A 1-Mile run just for kids! Ages 4-12. This a great distance and […]

Equipment Rental

We are here to help if you have a school-based running event! Through a partnership with the Richmond Road Runners Club, Sports Backers has purchased equipment that can be borrowed by schools on a first-come, first-serve basis. Among the items you can borrow for your school run are start and finish flexblades, a race clock and tripod, directional signage to mark […]