Robert I. Damie Race for Our Kids
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2025 Robert I. Damie Race For Our Kids
The 2025 Robert I. Damie Race For Our Kids is the 21st annual running and fundraising event held at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, One Safari Place, Baltimore, MD. Proceeds benefit the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai, the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics Save-A-Limb Fund, Center for Hope, and The Family Tree. The event has raised $191,170.16 to date.
Distances offered:
- 10K
- 5K
- 1 Mile Family Walk (adult and child categories)
- Child 1-Mile (ages 6-14)
- Child (age 5 and under) - free entry
Race details and logistics
Runners receive a long-sleeved technical shirt, finisher medal, and bib; walkers receive a short-sleeve shirt and finisher medal. To guarantee requested shirt sizes, participants should register by September 7. The 5K and 10K courses are chip timed; the event states that without a chip there is no time and no award. The 5K and 10K courses include course marshals, water and energy beverage stops, and medical support teams. Strollers, skates, and scooters are permitted only on the 1-Mile Family Walk and are prohibited on the 5K and 10K routes. Pets are not permitted on zoo grounds. There is free parking at the zoo. Packet pickup is scheduled on dates before the event at Sinai Hospital Greenspring Cafe and at the LifeBridge Health Corporate Center Lobby, with on-site pickup at the zoo on event day. Refunds are not given; registration fees can be converted to donations. The event runs rain or shine, with cancellation only for extreme weather. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.