John's Journey 1 Mile Walk/5k
- Date Sun 6th September 2026
- Time 9:30AM EDT
- Location Allison Park, Pennsylvania
- Price $43.65 - $1,041.25
- Races 4 races
- Distances 1 Mile, 5km
Event summary
Join us for the inspiring third annual John's Journey 1 Mile Walk and 5K on Sunday, September 6th, 2026, at beautiful Allison Park in Allegheny! This uplifting event kicks off at 8:30 AM, with the run/walk starting at 9:30 AM and concluding by noon. This year holds special significance as we celebrate John’s remarkable progress two years post-heart transplant, embodying resilience and hope.
John's Journey is not just a race; it's a heartfelt mission that has raised over $20,000 to support children awaiting transplants at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. The event is rooted in gratitude and aims to pass that love and support forward to other families facing medical challenges. Whether you choose to walk, run, volunteer, or donate, your participation makes a meaningful impact. Let’s come together as a community to celebrate life, support one another, and continue this incredible journey together!
John's Journey is not just a race; it's a heartfelt mission that has raised over $20,000 to support children awaiting transplants at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. The event is rooted in gratitude and aims to pass that love and support forward to other families facing medical challenges. Whether you choose to walk, run, volunteer, or donate, your participation makes a meaningful impact. Let’s come together as a community to celebrate life, support one another, and continue this incredible journey together!
Organiser's Description
EVENT START TIME: 8:30 AM
RUN/WALK START TIME: 9:30 AM
EVENT CONCLUDES: 12:00 PM
Johns Journey is back for year three, and this year feels especially meaningful.
John is now two years out from his heart transplant, and we are incredibly grateful to share that he is doing great. He is growing stronger, living life, and continuing to remind everyone around him what courage, resilience, and hope can look like.
When Johns Journey first began, it was rooted in gratitude. Gratitude for the doctors, nurses, therapists, specialists, family, friends, and community who carried us through the hardest season of our lives. What started as a way to give back has grown into something bigger than we ever imagined.
Over the past two years, because of our sponsors, supporters, walkers, runners, volunteers, family, friends, and local businesses, Johns Journey has helped donate more than $20,000 to support children awaiting transplant at UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. And last year, it gave us the opportunity to use a portion of the donations to support a local family facing their own challenging medical journey.
That impact matters.
That is what Johns Journey is really about.
It is about taking the love, prayers, meals, messages, generosity, and support that were poured into our family and passing them forward. It is about showing another family that they are not alone. It is about turning gratitude into action.
As we prepare for the third annual Johns Journey 1 Mile Walk / 5K, we are asking our community to join us again.
Whether you register, donate, sponsor, volunteer, or simply share the event, you are helping continue a mission that has already made a real difference.
Thank you to every sponsor who has stood behind this event. Thank you to every person who has walked, run, donated, prayed, shared, or encouraged us. And thank you for helping make Johns Journey something far bigger than one familys story.
John is doing great.
Our gratitude is deep.
And the journey continues.
T-SHIRT DEADLINE: TBD.
Chip timing provided by TBD.
RUN/WALK START TIME: 9:30 AM
EVENT CONCLUDES: 12:00 PM
Johns Journey is back for year three, and this year feels especially meaningful.
John is now two years out from his heart transplant, and we are incredibly grateful to share that he is doing great. He is growing stronger, living life, and continuing to remind everyone around him what courage, resilience, and hope can look like.
When Johns Journey first began, it was rooted in gratitude. Gratitude for the doctors, nurses, therapists, specialists, family, friends, and community who carried us through the hardest season of our lives. What started as a way to give back has grown into something bigger than we ever imagined.
Over the past two years, because of our sponsors, supporters, walkers, runners, volunteers, family, friends, and local businesses, Johns Journey has helped donate more than $20,000 to support children awaiting transplant at UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. And last year, it gave us the opportunity to use a portion of the donations to support a local family facing their own challenging medical journey.
That impact matters.
That is what Johns Journey is really about.
It is about taking the love, prayers, meals, messages, generosity, and support that were poured into our family and passing them forward. It is about showing another family that they are not alone. It is about turning gratitude into action.
As we prepare for the third annual Johns Journey 1 Mile Walk / 5K, we are asking our community to join us again.
Whether you register, donate, sponsor, volunteer, or simply share the event, you are helping continue a mission that has already made a real difference.
Thank you to every sponsor who has stood behind this event. Thank you to every person who has walked, run, donated, prayed, shared, or encouraged us. And thank you for helping make Johns Journey something far bigger than one familys story.
John is doing great.
Our gratitude is deep.
And the journey continues.
T-SHIRT DEADLINE: TBD.
Chip timing provided by TBD.
Races
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1 Mile Walk
Incl. $3.65 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 6th September 2026 (9:30AM EDT)
$43.65
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5k
Incl. $3.65 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 6th September 2026 (9:30AM EDT)
$43.65
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Gold Sponsor
Incl. $41.25 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 6th September 2026 (9:30AM EDT)
$1,041.25
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Silver Sponsor
Incl. $13.75 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 6th September 2026 (9:30AM EDT)
$263.75
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10301 Pearce Mill Road, Allison Park, 15101, PA, United States
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