Sam Lapidus Montclair Run
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About the race
The Sam Lapidus Montclair Run is a Thanksgiving morning race organized by the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The 50th annual edition takes place on November 26, 2026, and traditionally draws more than 1,500 runners, walkers, families, and visitors.
The event offers multiple ways to participate, including in-person and virtual options:
- 5K
- 10K
- 1 Mile Fun Run
- Friends of Sam (absentee virtual registration)
The 5K and 10K courses are USATF certified with course IDs AL15009JE and AL15008JE respectively. Registration windows and fees vary by event; listed fees include $36 for the 5K, $42 for the 10K, $20 for the 1 Mile Fun Run, and $36 for the absentee virtual registration. To guarantee a commemorative 50th-anniversary race shirt in a preferred size, participants must register by November 10, 2026; registrations after that date receive remaining shirt inventory as available.
Pre-race packet pick-up and race-day packet pick-up both take place at the Levite Jewish Community Center campus at 3960 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213. The event directs $5 from each registration to the Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s of Alabama; the LJCC has raised and donated over $100,000 to pediatric cancer research and patient care. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
