Kenya Connect 5K: Running/Walking for Education
- Date Sat 29th March 2025 - Sun 30th March 2025
- Time 9:00AM EST
- Location Ellicott City, Maryland
- Price $11.60 - $48.70
- Races 6 races
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Kenya Connect 5K: Running/Walking for Education, taking place on Saturday, March 29, 2025, in the scenic Ellicott City, Howard! This exciting event offers both live and virtual race options, allowing participants to choose their preferred way to join the fun. The live race will kick off from St. John's Episcopal Church and wind through the picturesque Dunloggin Neighborhood, making it a delightful experience for runners, walkers, and strollers alike.
With a range of age categories from 5-12 to 80+, there's something for everyone, and prizes await the top three finishers in each category, including stunning hand-carved medallions from Wamunyu, Kenya. Virtual participants can run or walk anytime between 9:00 AM on March 29 and 1:00 PM on March 30. Plus, bring your furry friends along! Pets are welcome to join the fun, and all participants can look forward to exciting challenges and prizes for fundraising teams. Don't miss your chance to make a difference for 18,000 students and 500 teachers while enjoying a fantastic day of fitness and community spirit! Register by March 1 for guaranteed race premiums
With a range of age categories from 5-12 to 80+, there's something for everyone, and prizes await the top three finishers in each category, including stunning hand-carved medallions from Wamunyu, Kenya. Virtual participants can run or walk anytime between 9:00 AM on March 29 and 1:00 PM on March 30. Plus, bring your furry friends along! Pets are welcome to join the fun, and all participants can look forward to exciting challenges and prizes for fundraising teams. Don't miss your chance to make a difference for 18,000 students and 500 teachers while enjoying a fantastic day of fitness and community spirit! Register by March 1 for guaranteed race premiums
Organiser's Description
JOIN US FOR THE 2025 KC5K: RUNNING/WALKING FOR EDUCATION! ONCE AGAIN THE RACE WILL BE LIVE AND VIRTUAL!
The LIVE Race will start from St. John's Episcopal Church and run through the beautiful Dunloggin Neighborhood. Participants can run or walk and strollers are welcome! The Top three runners/walkers (male/female) in all age categories (5-12, 13-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+) WILL WIN A HAND-CARVED MEDALLION FROM WAMUNYU, KENYA and the top male/female overall will win a hand carved medallion and runner gift cards ($100 for first place and $50 for 2nd and 3rd place).
VIRTUAL RUNNERS will be invited to participate anytime between 9:00 am on Saturday, March 29 and 1:00pm on Sunday, March 30. Prizes will be awarded for the top three places overall male/female and the top winner male/female in the 5-11, 11-17, 18-30, 31-50, 51-70, 70+
PETS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE TOO. At the LIVE race they must be on a leash and the owners must keep them away from other runners/walkers. We have a special bandana for them.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE PRIZES FOR THE LARGEST TEAM (perhaps your family, college group, HS group, workplace) and the top overall fundraiser (it could be a team or individual). Any team raising $3,000 will get to choose the spine of a book to be painted on a step of our Library Learning Center. Each member of the largest team will have a TREE planted in their honor in Kenya with a grove dedicated to the Team. Fundraising teams are a special way to support the 18,000 students and 500 teachers to an empowered education.
RUNNERS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO PREMIUMS: a Kenya Connect short-sleeved tech shirt or a bucket hat. Participants must register by March 1 in order to be guaranteed a premium.
REGISTRATION COST IS $40 UNTIL FEBRUARY 28 AT 11:59 PM. THE PRICE WILL INCREASE ON MARCH 1 TO $45. PARTICIPANTS 18 AND UNDER RACE COST IS $25. PETS ARE $10 which includes a bandana.
In addition, this year features a Pump Challenge! Crossfit PCR in Ellicott City is providing an additional challenge for racers: THE PUMP-CHALLENGE AND RUN! Runners will drop by CrossFit PCR and bench press a percent of their body weight (male 75%, female 50%) for max repetitions prior to the race. Each repetition will deduct 10 seconds off the runners' 5k time. Placement and prizes for the Pump-Challenge and Run will be separate from individual race scores, with the opportunity to place in both divisions. Age categories for the Pump-Challenge Run are Male/Female 16-49, Female/Male 50+"
PACKET PICK-UP IS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28 FROM 4:00-7:00 PM AT SPONSOR FEET FIRST [https://www.feetfirstsports.net]COLUMBIA OR ON RACE DAY, MARCH 29 FROM 8:00-8:45 AM AT ST. JOHN'S. THE RACE IS RAIN OR SHINE AND WE DO HAVE THE ST. JOHN'S AUDITORIUM FOR PRE-RACE AND POST RACE ACTIVITIES. THANKS FOR SIGNING UP!
SEE RACE MAP HERE [https://www.kenyaconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kenya-Connect-5k-Course-2022.pdf]
The LIVE Race will start from St. John's Episcopal Church and run through the beautiful Dunloggin Neighborhood. Participants can run or walk and strollers are welcome! The Top three runners/walkers (male/female) in all age categories (5-12, 13-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+) WILL WIN A HAND-CARVED MEDALLION FROM WAMUNYU, KENYA and the top male/female overall will win a hand carved medallion and runner gift cards ($100 for first place and $50 for 2nd and 3rd place).
VIRTUAL RUNNERS will be invited to participate anytime between 9:00 am on Saturday, March 29 and 1:00pm on Sunday, March 30. Prizes will be awarded for the top three places overall male/female and the top winner male/female in the 5-11, 11-17, 18-30, 31-50, 51-70, 70+
PETS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE TOO. At the LIVE race they must be on a leash and the owners must keep them away from other runners/walkers. We have a special bandana for them.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE PRIZES FOR THE LARGEST TEAM (perhaps your family, college group, HS group, workplace) and the top overall fundraiser (it could be a team or individual). Any team raising $3,000 will get to choose the spine of a book to be painted on a step of our Library Learning Center. Each member of the largest team will have a TREE planted in their honor in Kenya with a grove dedicated to the Team. Fundraising teams are a special way to support the 18,000 students and 500 teachers to an empowered education.
RUNNERS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO PREMIUMS: a Kenya Connect short-sleeved tech shirt or a bucket hat. Participants must register by March 1 in order to be guaranteed a premium.
REGISTRATION COST IS $40 UNTIL FEBRUARY 28 AT 11:59 PM. THE PRICE WILL INCREASE ON MARCH 1 TO $45. PARTICIPANTS 18 AND UNDER RACE COST IS $25. PETS ARE $10 which includes a bandana.
In addition, this year features a Pump Challenge! Crossfit PCR in Ellicott City is providing an additional challenge for racers: THE PUMP-CHALLENGE AND RUN! Runners will drop by CrossFit PCR and bench press a percent of their body weight (male 75%, female 50%) for max repetitions prior to the race. Each repetition will deduct 10 seconds off the runners' 5k time. Placement and prizes for the Pump-Challenge and Run will be separate from individual race scores, with the opportunity to place in both divisions. Age categories for the Pump-Challenge Run are Male/Female 16-49, Female/Male 50+"
PACKET PICK-UP IS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28 FROM 4:00-7:00 PM AT SPONSOR FEET FIRST [https://www.feetfirstsports.net]COLUMBIA OR ON RACE DAY, MARCH 29 FROM 8:00-8:45 AM AT ST. JOHN'S. THE RACE IS RAIN OR SHINE AND WE DO HAVE THE ST. JOHN'S AUDITORIUM FOR PRE-RACE AND POST RACE ACTIVITIES. THANKS FOR SIGNING UP!
SEE RACE MAP HERE [https://www.kenyaconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kenya-Connect-5k-Course-2022.pdf]
Races
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KC5K Run/Walk 2025
Incl. $3.40 Fee & KC5K Short Sleeved Tech T-Shirt or Bucket Hat
Sat 29th March 2025 (9:00AM EDT)
$43.40
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YOUTH KC5K Run/Walk (18 and Under)
Incl. $2.50 Fee & KC5K Short Sleeved T-Shirt or Bucket Hat
Sat 29th March 2025 (9:00AM EDT)
$27.50
Youth receive a reduced entrance fee. -
Virtual KC5K: Run/Walk
Incl. $3.40 Fee & KC5K Short Sleeved T-Shirt or Bucket Hat
$43.40
Join us from ANYWHERE in the world for this Fun Virtual 5K! -
YOUTH Virtual KC5K: Run/Walk
Incl. $2.50 Fee & KC5K Short Sleeved T-Shirt or Bucket Hat
$27.50
Join us from ANYWHERE in the world for this Fun Virtual 5K! Youth receive a reduced entrance fee. -
CrossFit Pump Challenge and Run
Incl. $3.70 Fee & KC5K Short Sleeved T-Shirt or Bucket Hat
Sat 29th March 2025 (9:00AM EDT)
$48.70
Crossfit PCR in Ellicott City is providing an additional challenge for racers. The Pump-Challenge and Run! Runners will drop by CrossFit PCR and bench press a percent of their body weight (male 75%, female 50%) for max repetitions prior to the race. Each repetition will deduct 10 seconds off the runners' 5k time. Placement and prizes for the Pump-Challenge and Run will be separate from individual race scores, with the opportunity to place in both divisions. Age categories for the Pump-Challenge Run are Male 16-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, Female 16-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+" -
KC5K Pet Participant
Incl. $1.60 Fee & Bandana
Sat 29th March 2025 (9:00AM EDT)
$11.60
Dogs/cats must be on a leash or in a stroller.
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