Heels Up 5K 2025
- Date Sat 22nd March 2025
- Time 8:00AM EST
- Location Shreveport, Louisiana
- Price $16.90 - $43.40
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5km
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Event summary
Get ready for an exciting day of community spirit and fitness at the 9th Annual Heels Up Race on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in the picturesque Provenance neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana. This vibrant event welcomes participants of all ages, featuring a fun-filled Kids Fun Run and a 5K race that you can run or walk. The Heels Up Race is not just about running; it’s an opportunity to make a difference, as 100% of the proceeds support the HUB Urban Ministries program, which aids women and children who are victims of sex trafficking or leaving the sex industry.
Join us for a morning of energy and purpose, starting with the Kids Fun Run at 8:00 AM, where all participants will receive a special Heels Up tumbler. The 5K race will follow, giving you the chance to run or walk the scenic 3.1-mile course, with prizes for the top finishers and awards across multiple age categories. Don’t forget to bring a pair of shoes to donate on race day to further support this worthy cause! With registration fees starting at just $20, this is a fantastic way to support local initiatives while enjoying a fun day out with family and friends.
Join us for a morning of energy and purpose, starting with the Kids Fun Run at 8:00 AM, where all participants will receive a special Heels Up tumbler. The 5K race will follow, giving you the chance to run or walk the scenic 3.1-mile course, with prizes for the top finishers and awards across multiple age categories. Don’t forget to bring a pair of shoes to donate on race day to further support this worthy cause! With registration fees starting at just $20, this is a fantastic way to support local initiatives while enjoying a fun day out with family and friends.
Organiser's Description
COME OUT AND RUN OR WALK THE 9TH ANNUAL HEELS UP RACE!! THIS RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 22, 2025 IN THE BEAUTIFUL PROVENANCE NEIGHBORHOOD IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.
THIS EVENT IS FOR ALL AGES WITH A KIDS FUN RUN AND A 5K THAT YOU CAN RUN OR WALK.
100% OF PROCEEDS FROM THIS RACE SUPPORTS THE HUB URBAN MINISTRIES PROGRAM PURCHASED: NOT FOR SALE. PURCHASED EXISTS TO SERVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING OR LEAVING THE SEX INDUSTRY. WE DO THAT BY PROVIDING RESCUE, RELATIONSHIP, RESOURCES, AND RECOVERY.
HOW DO WE DO IT:
RESCUE: GIVING SURVIVORS ACCESS TO GET OUT OF THE EXPLOITATIVE SITUATION THEY ARE IN AND INTO A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE HEALING PROCESS. OUTREACHES, COMMUNITY TRAFFICKING TIPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE MAIN WAYS THAT PURCHASED IS A PART OF THE RESCUE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OUR CITY.
RELATIONSHIPS: BY SURROUNDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ON ALL SIDES, WE CAN EQUIP THEM TO BE ABLE TO ENDURE THE LONG PROCESS OF HEALING AND RESTORATION.
RESOURCES: FOOD, CLOTHES, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING AND A SAFE HOME TO LIVE IN ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF RESOURCES OFFERED BY PURCHASED TO SERVE THE SEXUALLY EXPLOITED IN SHREVEPORT
RECOVERY: THE PROGRAMS OF PURCHASED GIVE THOSE WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS HEALING AND RESTORATION ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO RECOVER FROM THEIR TRAUMA. THE PROGRAMS ADDRESS BOTH RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS WELL AS RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA.
THIS RACE IS RUN IN HONOR OF ALL THE SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND TO FIGHT FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL VICTIMS!
ALL RUNNERS ARE INVITED TO DONATE THEIR SHOES OR BRING A PAIR OF SHOES TO DONATE ON RACE DAY. IF YOU DONATE YOUR RACE SHOES AFTER YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE A HEELS UP WATER BOTTLE AND A CHANCE TO WIN A YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO RISE UP AND ROAST COFFEE.
TO LEARN ABOUT THE HUB: URBAN MINISTRIES CLICK HERE [https://thehubministry.org/]
5K REGISTRATION
$20 THRU SEPT 30
$25 OCT 1 THRU OCT 31
$30 NOV 1 THRU JAN 31
$35 FEB 1 THRU MAR 21
RACE DAY $40
KIDS FUN RUN
$15 FOR AGES 10 AND UNDER
FUN RUN: BEGINS AT 8:00AM. ALL KIDS PARTICIPATING IN THE FUN RUN WILL RECEIVE A HEELS UP TUMBLR AT PACKET PICK-UP.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: 5K (3.1 MILES) WILL START AND FINISH IN THE PROVENANCE NEIGHBORHOOD
PACKET PICKUP:
THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH 11AM-6PM AT RUN WILD
FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST 10AM-5:30PM AT RUN WILD
SATURDAY AT RACE SIGHT
RACE SHIRTS:
THIS YEAR YOU GET A SHORT SLEEVE T-SHIRT.
THE DEADLINE TO BE GUARANTEED A SHIRT IS MARCH 1ST.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: PARK AREA BEHIND RHINO SOUTH, 700 AM RACE DAY CHECK-IN. YOU MAY REGISTER RACE DAY, BUT WE RECOMMEND EARLY REGISTRATION TO GUARANTEE T-SHIRT. RACE DAY REGISTRATION IS $40.00.
***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT HOLD OR MAIL RACE SHIRTS. ALL RACE SHIRTS NOT PICKED UP BY THE START OF THE RACE WILL BE GIVEN TO OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS***
GIVEAWAYS
$250 TO FIRST PLACE OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNERS
$100 TO SECOND PLACE OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNERS
HEELS UP TROPHIES FOR AGE CATEGORIES:
M&F- 12 & UNDER
M&F - 13-18
M&F - 19-29
M&F - 30-39
M& F -40-49
M&F 50-59
M&F 60-69
M&F 70+
M&F SECOND PLACE OVERALL
M&F FIRST PLACE OVERALL
"POWERED BY LOCALS" SPRING RACE SERIES
SIGN UP AND RUN THE 5K RACES IN THE SPRING'S SERIES (THERE ARE 3) AND AFTER THE THIRD RACE YOU RUN YOU WILL GET A NEW BALANCE JACKET!
HEELS UP - MARCH 3RD
ST. JUDE SOCK OUT CANCER - APRIL 19TH
NOCHE DEL TACO/HEART OF HOPE - MAY 3RD
THIS EVENT IS FOR ALL AGES WITH A KIDS FUN RUN AND A 5K THAT YOU CAN RUN OR WALK.
100% OF PROCEEDS FROM THIS RACE SUPPORTS THE HUB URBAN MINISTRIES PROGRAM PURCHASED: NOT FOR SALE. PURCHASED EXISTS TO SERVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING OR LEAVING THE SEX INDUSTRY. WE DO THAT BY PROVIDING RESCUE, RELATIONSHIP, RESOURCES, AND RECOVERY.
HOW DO WE DO IT:
RESCUE: GIVING SURVIVORS ACCESS TO GET OUT OF THE EXPLOITATIVE SITUATION THEY ARE IN AND INTO A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE HEALING PROCESS. OUTREACHES, COMMUNITY TRAFFICKING TIPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE MAIN WAYS THAT PURCHASED IS A PART OF THE RESCUE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OUR CITY.
RELATIONSHIPS: BY SURROUNDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ON ALL SIDES, WE CAN EQUIP THEM TO BE ABLE TO ENDURE THE LONG PROCESS OF HEALING AND RESTORATION.
RESOURCES: FOOD, CLOTHES, EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING AND A SAFE HOME TO LIVE IN ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF RESOURCES OFFERED BY PURCHASED TO SERVE THE SEXUALLY EXPLOITED IN SHREVEPORT
RECOVERY: THE PROGRAMS OF PURCHASED GIVE THOSE WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS HEALING AND RESTORATION ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO RECOVER FROM THEIR TRAUMA. THE PROGRAMS ADDRESS BOTH RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS WELL AS RECOVERY FROM TRAUMA.
THIS RACE IS RUN IN HONOR OF ALL THE SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND TO FIGHT FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL VICTIMS!
ALL RUNNERS ARE INVITED TO DONATE THEIR SHOES OR BRING A PAIR OF SHOES TO DONATE ON RACE DAY. IF YOU DONATE YOUR RACE SHOES AFTER YOU CROSS THE FINISH LINE THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE A HEELS UP WATER BOTTLE AND A CHANCE TO WIN A YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO RISE UP AND ROAST COFFEE.
TO LEARN ABOUT THE HUB: URBAN MINISTRIES CLICK HERE [https://thehubministry.org/]
5K REGISTRATION
$20 THRU SEPT 30
$25 OCT 1 THRU OCT 31
$30 NOV 1 THRU JAN 31
$35 FEB 1 THRU MAR 21
RACE DAY $40
KIDS FUN RUN
$15 FOR AGES 10 AND UNDER
FUN RUN: BEGINS AT 8:00AM. ALL KIDS PARTICIPATING IN THE FUN RUN WILL RECEIVE A HEELS UP TUMBLR AT PACKET PICK-UP.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: 5K (3.1 MILES) WILL START AND FINISH IN THE PROVENANCE NEIGHBORHOOD
PACKET PICKUP:
THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH 11AM-6PM AT RUN WILD
FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST 10AM-5:30PM AT RUN WILD
SATURDAY AT RACE SIGHT
RACE SHIRTS:
THIS YEAR YOU GET A SHORT SLEEVE T-SHIRT.
THE DEADLINE TO BE GUARANTEED A SHIRT IS MARCH 1ST.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN: PARK AREA BEHIND RHINO SOUTH, 700 AM RACE DAY CHECK-IN. YOU MAY REGISTER RACE DAY, BUT WE RECOMMEND EARLY REGISTRATION TO GUARANTEE T-SHIRT. RACE DAY REGISTRATION IS $40.00.
***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT HOLD OR MAIL RACE SHIRTS. ALL RACE SHIRTS NOT PICKED UP BY THE START OF THE RACE WILL BE GIVEN TO OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS***
GIVEAWAYS
$250 TO FIRST PLACE OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNERS
$100 TO SECOND PLACE OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE WINNERS
HEELS UP TROPHIES FOR AGE CATEGORIES:
M&F- 12 & UNDER
M&F - 13-18
M&F - 19-29
M&F - 30-39
M& F -40-49
M&F 50-59
M&F 60-69
M&F 70+
M&F SECOND PLACE OVERALL
M&F FIRST PLACE OVERALL
"POWERED BY LOCALS" SPRING RACE SERIES
SIGN UP AND RUN THE 5K RACES IN THE SPRING'S SERIES (THERE ARE 3) AND AFTER THE THIRD RACE YOU RUN YOU WILL GET A NEW BALANCE JACKET!
HEELS UP - MARCH 3RD
ST. JUDE SOCK OUT CANCER - APRIL 19TH
NOCHE DEL TACO/HEART OF HOPE - MAY 3RD
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