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Please join us for Love4Lucas' 4th Annual family-friendly 5k Run/Walk/Bike Virtual Event to support the Love4Lucas Foundation! Just run, walk, or bike 5K (3.1 miles) ANYTIME and ANYWHERE from Saturday, October 28 - Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Thanks to our supporters, we raised close to $60,000 in 2022. Your generosity allowed us to donate 100% of the proceeds to research organizations dedicated to finding a cure for DIPG. In December 2022, we donated $50,000 to the Children's Brain Tumor Project (CBTP) that helped fund further research in the understanding of the development of DIPG. CBTP is committed to improving the outcome for children with brain tumors and supporting clinical research in targeted therapy and drug delivery approaches (see CBTP newsletter).
We hope you will consider supporting our cause and honoring Lucas' strength again this year! We thank you for your love and continued support! Click here to learn more about Love4Lucas!
The Love4Lucas Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization created in honor of Lucas Harashima. On September 17, 2016, at the age of 5, Lucas was diagnosed with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma). DIPG is an aggressive brain tumor that affects children between the ages of 4 and 11 and interferes with all bodily functions. Lucas died on March 21, 2018, just a few months shy of his 7th birthday.
HOW THE EVENT WORKS
Step 1: Sign up as an individual or with your entire family. When you sign up, you can create a team (or join an existing team) by going here.
Step 2: Invite your friends and family to sign up for the event. In the confirmation email that you receive after signing up, you will receive a personalized URL to share and invite friends and family to sign up.
Step 3: Go the extra mile and use the fundraising tools to set up a fundraising page here to make it easier to collect donations for Love4Lucas. Adults who raise $500+ (and participants aged 7-17 who raise $200+) will have their own registration fee funded as a thank you for their fundraising efforts.
Step 4: Buy an official L4L Race T-Shirt and wear it together with your family or team! Both adult and youth shirts are available and must be purchased by October 21st to receive in the mail for the event.
VIRTUAL EVENT WEEKEND
1. Log onto your race page and get your printable, personalized bib to wear for the virtual race.
2. It's Halloween weekend - make it extra fun and wear your costume for the race! Run, Walk or Bike your distance.
3. Take photos or videos at the start, along the way, and at the finish. Use #love4lucas5k in your social posts.
4. Record your run/walk/bike time on a piece of paper.
5. Come back to this race page and click here to enter your overall time and submit your virtual results.
6. Share photos on the Photos page or Love4Lucas' Facebook page.
FAQ
When does the Virtual Event Start/End?
This is a virtual race so you can complete your distance anywhere and anytime on October 28 or October 29 and you can set your own start time.
Can I do the 5K over the entire weekend?
YES! If you want to break it up over multiple workouts throughout the day(s), just keep track of your time and enter your total time.
Can I Walk?
YES! This event is for all levels and abilities. Run, Walk, Jog, Bike, Skip, Dance - choose whatever you prefer and have fun!
Is there a race shirt?
Yes! You can add-on a dri-fit running shirt when you register for the event.
Can I invite friends and relatives?
Absolutely! Please post and share the race page with all your friends, relatives, and neighbors. You can also "Create a Group/Team" and invite others to join your team.
Where do I enter My Results?
CLICK HERE to view the results page and click the "Submit Virtual Results Button"
Still have questions...please fill out the form below and the race directors will get back to you ASAP!
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
