Rare Disease Day 2025 virtual race

Wednesday, January 1 – Friday, February 28, 2025 Past event
12:01 AM EST
Silver Spring, Maryland
Free–$21.00 · 2 races

Event summary

Get ready to lace up your shoes for the Rare Disease Day 2025 virtual race, taking place from January 1 to February 28, 2025! This exciting event, held in Silver Spring, Montgomery, provides participants with the unique opportunity to choose their own distance while raising awareness and funds for rare diseases. Whether you want to walk or run 5 meters, complete a 5K, push yourself with a 5-mile challenge, or even tackle a 10K or half marathon, this event is designed to accommodate everyone, regardless of ability.

This year's exclusive medal features a stunning design of lungs adorned with zebra stripes, symbolizing the fight against rare diseases. Profits from the race will benefit The PCD Foundation and Running On Air, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting individuals with lung diseases. Mark your calendars for February 28, Rare Disease Day, and join us in celebrating strength, resilience, and community spirit while making a difference!

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  • Rare Disease Day virtual race US Registrants

    Virtual

    This year's medal is lungs with zebra stripes. There are 4 colored stripes representing the colors of Rare Disease Day. As a virtual event, you can complete this race anytime in February. You can do it all at once or any combination of distance throughout the month. Medals will start shipping in February. Like Running On Air on Facebook to see our daily Rare Disease facts, and to keep up to date on supplemental oxygen reform.

    Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025 (12:01 AM EST)

    $21.00

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  • Fundraising Only

    This options is for fundraising only. Registrants will not receive a medal for this category.

    Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025 (12:01 AM EST)

    Free

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Organiser's description

We are back this year with a new Rare Disease Day virtual race medal. This year's medal is lungs with zebra stripes. Four of the stripes are the colors of Rare Disease Day.

The profits from this event will be split between The PCD Foundation and Running On Air.

You can choose how far you want to walk or run to complete this event. Since this is for rare diseases and some people with rare diseases have trouble crossing a room, the distance you want to do is up to you. Participants can do 5 meters for those with disabilities or other difficulties that prevent them from going a longer distance. 5K for those who can do more than 5 meters. And 5 miles for those of you who are athletic or just ambitious. If you are healthy enough you can even do 10K or a half marathon.

Rare Disease Day is the last day of February each year. This year it is the 28th. You can complete your distance any time in February.

This event is organized by Running On Air, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to help others breathe more easily. Our focus is on advocacy and education around supplemental oxygen, lung diseases, especially Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) and Bronchiectasis, and rare diseases.

Location

Anywhere USA, Silver Spring, 20902, MD, United States

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