Run/Walk To Save a Life 5K
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About the race
Run/Walk To Save a Life is a community 5K event scheduled for October 11, 2026 at Multisports Academy in Hamden, CT (109 Sanford St). The race is an out and back on the Farmington Canal Trail and the course has no street crossings. Parking will be available at the race site.
The event honors an individual who died from sudden cardiac death caused by an arrhythmia. Proceeds benefit a charitable foundation established in their memory. The foundation focuses on raising awareness about sudden cardiac death and arrhythmia and provides education, training, and equipment such as CPR instruction and Automated External Defibrillators. The foundation also supports the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome Foundation and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and plans to sponsor academic scholarships at Hamden High School and the Yale University School of Nursing.
Health care workers will be on site to provide education on CPR and AED use. Registration handling for the rescheduled date includes automatic transfer of existing entries to October 11, 2026, and registration options were reopened for new entrants. Packet pickup is available the day before and on the morning of the event, with same day registration offered at packet pickup. Registration includes race entry, chip timing, race day parking, and an event T shirt; shirt availability is based on registration timing because shirts are ordered 10 days before the race.
Awards are given to overall finishers and age group finishers. Overall awards go to the top three male, female and non binary finishers. Age group awards go to the top three male and top three female finishers with age calculated on race day in the following groups: 12 and under; 13 to 19; 20 to 29; 30 to 39; 40 to 49; 50 to 59; 60 to 69; 70 to 79; and 80 plus. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
