Run for Your Life - Yakima
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About the race
Run For Your Life is an annual charity 5k/10k Fun Run/Walk and concurrent Community Fair organized by students at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). The event began in 2011 on PNWU’s Terrace Heights campus and is held on the PNWU campus in Yakima, WA. The listing for 2027 is dated April 3, 2027, with the Start/Finish location at PNWU Campus.
Distances
- 5 km Fun Run/Walk
- 10 km Fun Run/Walk
All funds raised are designated for PNWU scholarships intended to support students from rural and medically underserved areas so they may be educated, trained, and return to serve those communities. The Community Fair runs at the same time and features booths staffed by PNWU student clubs and local health organizations. Topics presented at the fair include heart health, diabetes, smoking cessation, back pain, mental health, physical therapy, occupational therapy, substance abuse, outdoor recreation, exercise, and sexual health.
Event materials and logistics referenced include race shirts, route maps for both distances, a parking map, and a photo gallery documenting previous years. The description emphasizes the event structure and the scholarship designation for funds raised. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.