5K Run & Walk for Refugees - Arlington
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5K Run & Walk for Refugees to benefit ECDC
This event is a community fundraiser held at Bluemont Park South Shelter in Arlington, Virginia, supporting the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC). The program features a main 5K run and walk plus a separate Kids' Kilometer (1K) event and a post-race picnic in the nearby shelter.
The course uses paved park trails, includes one hill, and has no road crossings. It is described as suitable for walkers and for wheelchair users. The course is USATF certified (VA16054RT). Race size is small; about 100 participants in the 5K and about ten in the Kids' Kilometer. Timing is handled both by hand timing and by RFID recording, with results published online; the kids' event is recorded with clock times only.
Awards include certificates and prizes for top finishers in overall men and women, certificates for age-group top three finishers across standard age categories, medals for the first 100 finishers, and additional random awards and participant ribbons for the kids. A post-race picnic is held in a picnic shelter roughly 100 meters from the start/finish area and is provided with support from a local restaurant sponsor. The event serves as a fundraiser to provide assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons, with a particular emphasis on educational support for children and youth in Ethiopia. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
