Breathe Easy Asthma Awareness 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run
- Date Sat 3rd May 2025
- Time 8:30AM EST
- Location Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Price $22.20 - $32.80
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join us for the Breathe Easy Asthma Awareness 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in beautiful Virginia Beach, Virginia! This exciting event, hosted by the Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation, is dedicated to raising awareness about asthma and its impact on our community. With a timed 5K and a fun-filled Kids Fun Run, participants of all ages can enjoy a day of fitness, family, and fun.
The event kicks off at 8:30 AM with registration, followed by the Kids Fun Run at 9:40 AM and the 5K at 10:00 AM. All participants will receive finisher medals, race t-shirts, and can enjoy various activities, food, drinks, and music throughout the day. In addition to the main race, this year’s festivities will include the JAM Foundation Sports Day Weekend, featuring challenges like Charity Pickleball, Tennis, and Cornhole. Come out to support a fantastic cause while enjoying a vibrant community atmosphere! For more details and to register, visit www.jam5k.org. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a difference while having a blast!
The event kicks off at 8:30 AM with registration, followed by the Kids Fun Run at 9:40 AM and the 5K at 10:00 AM. All participants will receive finisher medals, race t-shirts, and can enjoy various activities, food, drinks, and music throughout the day. In addition to the main race, this year’s festivities will include the JAM Foundation Sports Day Weekend, featuring challenges like Charity Pickleball, Tennis, and Cornhole. Come out to support a fantastic cause while enjoying a vibrant community atmosphere! For more details and to register, visit www.jam5k.org. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a difference while having a blast!
Organiser's Description
The Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation was founded in December 2013 by a daughter who wanted to keep her father's legacy alive. Her father, Jerome Alston, passed suddenly on December 18, 2012, due to asthma related complications.
After Jerome's passing, his daughter learned that most people knew at least one person with asthma. However, the number of people who knew someone that had died from asthma or better yet knew that someone _could_ die from asthma was slim to none. The Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation's goal is to raise asthma awareness and educate the community on asthma triggers in an effort to reduce deaths by asthma complications.
Each year we encounter more and more people brave enough to share their story of losing a loved one due to asthma complications.
May is Asthma Awareness month and the Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation hosts an annual 5K to raise awareness for asthma and promote health and wellness for youth and adults though movement and exercise.
This event allows us to support individuals suffering with asthma and organizations that treat asthma patients. Additionally, we have been able to provide health screenings to the community and donate funds to the American Lung Association, the Virginia Asthma Coalition, and the Western Tidewater Free Clinic. We have also been able to provide asthma education sessions to students at Cradock Middle School in Portsmouth, VA in addition to scholarships.
This year we will be turning our one day 5K event into a weekend of activities with the introduction of our JAM Foundation Sports Day [https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/VirginiaBeachChesapeake/JAMSportsDay] Weekend. We will host a Charity Pickleball Challenge, Charity Tennis Challenge, and a Charity Cornhole Challenge.
This 5K includes a timed 5K and a Kids Fun Run with finisher medals, race t-shirts, children's activities, food, drinks, music, and festivities.
_*On-site registration is acceptable for a $5 price increase*_
**No cancellations or refunds. We are able to transfer your registration to the next year if necessary**
For more information and to register visit www.jam5k.org [http://www.jam5k.org]
Start Time:
Registration Begins: 8:30am
Kids Fun Run Begins: 9:40am
5K Begins- 10:00am
After Jerome's passing, his daughter learned that most people knew at least one person with asthma. However, the number of people who knew someone that had died from asthma or better yet knew that someone _could_ die from asthma was slim to none. The Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation's goal is to raise asthma awareness and educate the community on asthma triggers in an effort to reduce deaths by asthma complications.
Each year we encounter more and more people brave enough to share their story of losing a loved one due to asthma complications.
May is Asthma Awareness month and the Jerome Alston Memorial Foundation hosts an annual 5K to raise awareness for asthma and promote health and wellness for youth and adults though movement and exercise.
This event allows us to support individuals suffering with asthma and organizations that treat asthma patients. Additionally, we have been able to provide health screenings to the community and donate funds to the American Lung Association, the Virginia Asthma Coalition, and the Western Tidewater Free Clinic. We have also been able to provide asthma education sessions to students at Cradock Middle School in Portsmouth, VA in addition to scholarships.
This year we will be turning our one day 5K event into a weekend of activities with the introduction of our JAM Foundation Sports Day [https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/VirginiaBeachChesapeake/JAMSportsDay] Weekend. We will host a Charity Pickleball Challenge, Charity Tennis Challenge, and a Charity Cornhole Challenge.
This 5K includes a timed 5K and a Kids Fun Run with finisher medals, race t-shirts, children's activities, food, drinks, music, and festivities.
_*On-site registration is acceptable for a $5 price increase*_
**No cancellations or refunds. We are able to transfer your registration to the next year if necessary**
For more information and to register visit www.jam5k.org [http://www.jam5k.org]
Start Time:
Registration Begins: 8:30am
Kids Fun Run Begins: 9:40am
5K Begins- 10:00am
Races
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5K Run/Walk
Incl. $2.20 Fee & Race T-Shirt
Sat 3rd May 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$22.20
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Kids Fun Run (0-6 Years Old)
Incl. $2.20 Fee & Race T-Shirt
Sat 3rd May 2025 (8:30AM EDT)
$22.20
The race distance is a short distance approximated at about 10 yards. -
Virtual 5K
Incl. $2.80 Fee & Race T-Shirt
$32.80
You can run your virtual race at any time. Submit your results and your participate race medal and T-Shirt will be mailed after the race on May 3, 2025.
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