Young People of Purpose

Lace up your sneakers and be part of something new — join us for the inaugural Young People of Purpose 5K Run and 5K Walk, where every step supports our next generation of changemakers!
 

RACE DETAILS

Pricing Adults: $25 with a t-shirt or $10 without a shirt until August 29th. $20 from August 30th thru race day, no shirts guaranteed.

Pricing Kids: Youth registrants are being sponsored by Drug Free Jackson and can sign up for FREE and get a t-shirt up until August 29th After August 29th kids can sign up for $5 but are not guaranteed a t-shirt.

T-shirts: Register by August 29th to guarantee a t-shirt in your size, t-shirts are not guaranteed after that date. 

Early Packet Pickup: Friday, September 12th at 1107 Adrian St., Jackson, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 PM

Race day Packet Pickup at the start/finish area starting at 7:30am

Awards:  Prizes will be awarded for the top three finishers in each age group for men and for women, for both the run and the walk. 

Age Groups Awards to the top 3 places in each age group:

5k Run age groups: 0-12, 13-14, 15-17, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69. 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+

5k Walk age groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Course Map: A link at the top of the page will bring you to the course map

Parking is available at the race location 

Schedule: 5k Run and 5k Walk will start at 9:00 AM 

Proceeds from this event support Young People of Purpose

The race will be professionally timed by the Michigan Running Foundation. Results will be live during the race and available on this website.