Cerebral Palsy Awareness 5K - 5K Run/Walk

THIS RACE IS A USATF SANCTIONED EVENT AND PART OF THE 2026 GRAND PRIX RACE SERIES!   Location  Veteran's Park 2206 Kuser Rd Hamilton Township, NJ US 08690 Description Strides 4 Gianluca is an official 501c3 nonprofit Join us on Sunday October 11, 2026 for our 1st annual Cerebral Palsy Awareness 5K. This year's race will take place at Veteran's Park located at 2206 Kuser Rd. Hamilton Township, NJ 08690. Proceeds from the race benefit Strides 4 Gianluca and the Strides 4 Gianluca Scholarship fund which supports students with disabilties. They are dedicated to create an impact for those affected by cerebral palsy. Their mission is to help create awareness while also helping support CP research organizations, families affected by CP, and other various projects. This race will be held in honor of World Cerebral Palsy awareness day which is on October 6th.  Run or walk a 5K through beautiful Veteran's Park. Medals will be awarded to the Overall Top Female & Male Finishers and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd female and male finishers of each age group. Come out to support a great cause at this fun family event! T-shirts cutoff date is 9/26/2026. Anyone registered after this date will not receive a race shirt. Packet pickup will be at 5K location only on race day starting at 7am. T-shirts will not be mailed. The 5K begins at 9:00 AM. Run is rain or shine, and only in the event of emergency weather the run will be cancelled.Strollers are welcome but must line up at the back of the start.See course map here Can’t make it out in person? Registered for another 5K the same day? Here are some other options: Register for our virtual 5K run/walk. Wear your best green shirt and run or walk anytime from when virtual results submission opens to October 11th to help create awareness. Please tag us on social media and we’ll gladly share your achievement. Our virtual option does not come with our 5K shirt option and times do not count towards the official in person 5K.Virtual runners can also visit our online apparel shop if they wish to run with some official cerebral palsy awareness gear! Visit our online shopNot a runner? Simply donate to show your support or volunteer at our 5K event! Contact our race director if you’re interested.