{"id":242507,"date":"2026-09-05T20:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=242507"},"modified":"2026-09-19T00:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T00:28:29","slug":"15th-annual-spend-yourself-5k-run-3k-walk-in-falls-church","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/15th-annual-spend-yourself-5k-run-3k-walk-in-falls-church\/","title":{"rendered":"15th Annual Spend Yourself 5K Run + 3K Walk in Falls Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM-1170x663.png 1170w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM-585x329.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-18-at-8.27.56-PM.png 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><p>The primary purpose of this race is to&nbsp;raise funds&nbsp;that provide a meaningful hand up to those in need. 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