Labor Day 5k & 10k

TFC (The Friendship Circle) and Mountain By Mountain are pairing to bring you this year's version of Charlo Biz 5k run. This 5k is in honor of Charles Bisong a community leader we lost to cancer. Charles was all about community engagement and was a big wellness and fitness advocate. Come out and honor Charles and continue to promote the spirit of community and healthy living. This is a family friendly event, bring your friends and family. This is a beginners race with very little to no elevation and should be easy for a child as young as three years to crush it. Stick around for a wellness talk from licensed nutritions and other health professionals. LETS GO.

Who We Are: Healthy Kids Running Series is a five (5) week running program in the spring and fall for kids Pre-K through 8th grade. Each HKRS Series takes place once a week and offers age appropriate running events including the 50 & 75 yard dashes, the 1/4 mile, the 1/2 mile and the 1 mile run. Kids will earn points for each race they complete based on their finish.

Pricing: The registration fee covers the entire five (5) weeks of the Series which includes race bibs for each week, a runner shirt, a finisher medal and any sponsor giveaways. Registration is non-refundable and non-transferrable. Online Early Bird registration ends three weeks prior to the first race event.

Challenger: This Series offers a Challenger Division which is an adaptive 75 yard race for children with disabilities and/or special needs. This allows for parents, siblings, and friends to be on the course with runners to provide support as well as bringing their own supportive devices such as crutches, braces, wheelchairs, etc. to be used by runners.

Single Day Racing: Single day race registration opens one hour prior to the start of each race. The registration fee covers one single race to be run on the day of registration. ALL single day registrations should be completed onsite at the race location. Single day racers will have the option to upgrade to the full series (see tab on the left side of the page for instructions). There is a strict no-refund and no-transfer policy.

Awards: All participants receive a medal on Week 5! Trophies will be awarded to the overall top finishers in each of the divisions listed below (broken out by boys and girls respectively):

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

2nd & 3rd Grade

4th & 5th Grade

6th to 8th Grade

Challenger

Share your running photos with our community! Find us on Facebook @HealthyKidsRunning or Instagram @healthykidsrs!

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The Rene G. Haley Initiative giving season begins with our Spring Fundraiser.

Please join us for our 4th Annual “I Don’t Give A 5K” walk/run fundraiser on Sunday, April 26.

We always have a great time, and it’s a family-friendly event with competitive participants and exciting results. The race goes on, rain or shine, and we have a great time, no matter the weather.

We aim to raise $10K or more to support our community programs like the RGHI Annual Holiday Toy Drive, Fall School Coat Drive, The Huddle, educational workshops for young adults, and the RGHI college scholarship fund. We continue to give back to the community in remembrance of Rene G. Haley, an avid sportsman participating in swimming, snowboarding, basketball, skateboarding, and flag football events in the DMV. We miss him and continue to honor his life by helping youth and young adults in the community.

Rene wasn’t a runner; as a matter of fact, he “didn’t give a 5K,” but he supported his mother through all her 5K and marathon runs. And he was a fast runner when he had to.

Each year we put on this event as a way to celebrate his birth date, April 30. As the years pass, we continue celebrating his life and unique spirit.

So please come as you are, walk or run, have fun, meet new people, and enjoy the beautiful trail as you support the Rene G. Haley Initiative. If you cannot join us for the 5K (Walk/Run), we would appreciate your donation.

Race Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Race BiB Pickup: 8:00 am

Race Start time: 9:00 am

The course begins at the Herbert Wells Ice Rink - Linson Lot to Lake Artemesia and back to the Linson Lot.

Parking is available and free at the Linson Lot

To learn more about Rene G. Haley and the Initiative, please visit our website: https://www.reneghaleyinitiative.org/

This will be the 10th Annual Spencerville Adventist Academy (SAA) 5K Cross-Country Style Race and Fun Run that will take place Rain or Shine on our beautiful Campus. Spencerville Adventist Academy, established in 1943, opened our current State of the Art School facility in 2011.

All Race participants ANY DISTANCE will receive a complimentary Race T-shirt, along with a beautiful finisher's medal to commemorate this event. There will be awards for the winners in each category.

Students will be able to compete against their classmates. Awards for Top Female and Male in each class will be awarded as well as fastest Male and Female in Elementary, Middle and High School.

We will also be presenting an award for best costumes. If you aren't fast, you can still win by coming out and participating in a "Fun" outfit.

You can also Create or Join a team with your family or friends!

IMPORTANT!!! The class with the highest registration numbers (Per Capita) will receive money for their class to help with class fundraising. So, make sure ALL your classmates get registered. IF EVERYONE IN THE CLASS registers, we will DOUBLE the donation to the class!

Support our School and Adventist Education. Please register early and secure your spot for this fantastic event.