Run For Austin Virtual 5K
- Date Sat 8th November 2025
- Location Virtual Event
- Price $43.40
- Races 1 race
- Distances 5km
Event summary
Join the excitement of the Run For Austin Virtual 5K on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from the comfort of your own neighborhood! This inspiring event, taking place in Washington, D.C., is more than just a race; it's a meaningful fundraiser for the Austin Tice Fund, aimed at raising awareness for press freedom and supporting the safe return of Austin Tice, an award-winning journalist and Marine combat veteran unjustly detained in Syria since 2012.
Participants can lace up their running shoes and take on the 5K distance, all while connecting with a community of supporters dedicated to advocating for press freedom. Sign up by October 30 to secure your race t-shirt and join in the fun! Whether you run solo or gather with friends at local meet-up events, your participation makes a difference. As you cross the finish line, upload your results and share your achievements using the hashtag #RunForAustin. Let's come together to honor Austin Tice and shine a light on the importance of journalism—one step at a time!
Participants can lace up their running shoes and take on the 5K distance, all while connecting with a community of supporters dedicated to advocating for press freedom. Sign up by October 30 to secure your race t-shirt and join in the fun! Whether you run solo or gather with friends at local meet-up events, your participation makes a difference. As you cross the finish line, upload your results and share your achievements using the hashtag #RunForAustin. Let's come together to honor Austin Tice and shine a light on the importance of journalism—one step at a time!
Organiser's Description
Sign up today for the RUN FOR AUSTIN VIRTUAL 5K race on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025. The run is a fundraiser for the Austin Tice fund and part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness. Join hundreds of journalists and press freedom supporters by lacing up for this virtual 5K.
Austin is a Marine combat veteran, a seventh-generation Texan from Houston, a graduate of Georgetown University, and an award-winning journalist who has been unjustly detained in Syria since 2012. After seeing reports of the refugee crisis unfolding in Syria, Austin picked up his camera and headed straight to the front lines as a freelance reporter. He delivered important dispatches to The Washington Post and McClatchy before he was detained at a checkpoint near Damascus on August 14, 2012. After more than thirteen years, he has endured the longest detention of any U.S. journalist to date.
The Austin Tice fund is being held to supplement the FBI reward for information leading to the safe return of Austin Tice, or if no reward is given, to help Austin transition back to his life after detention. In addition, a small portion of the funds will be used to support the Tice familys travel and advocacy efforts.
RACE T-SHIRTS
YOU MUST REGISTER BY OCTOBER 30 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A T-SHIRT. Shirts can be shipped to a specified address, or you can pick-up your t-shirt in-person at the National Press Club. T-Shirts can be picked up in person on Thursday, Nov. 6 or Friday Nov. 7 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. only. If you intend to pick-up in-person, please specify that on your registration.
RUN TOGETHER
Dont want to run alone? No problem! We have runner meet-ups for you to join. Want to create a meet up in your area? Register for the race and email [email protected] to get more information on how to start a meet up.
CONNECT WITH US
Tell us youve registered and tag us as you train by connecting with us @PressClubDC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Use the hashtag #RunForAustin. Share your results on race day as you proudly wear your virtual race bib.
UPLOAD PHOTOS
We encourage you to create posters and signs to take photos with on race day! Registered virtual runners may upload photos with your RunSignUp account. Dont want to upload your photos? Thats okay! Tag us on social @PRESSCLUBDC and use the hashtag #RUNFORAUSTIN.
VIRTUAL BIB
Registered virtual runners may download a personal participant bib to print out and wear or share on social media. Bibs will be available for download after youve registered.
FINISHER CERTIFICATE
Run For Austin 5K finisher certificates will be available as soon as runners upload results. Accessible through your Run Sign Up account, the certificate includes the runners name and finish time and may be shared digitally or printed for framing.
SUBMITTING RESULTS
After completing the Virtual Run For Austin 5K runners can submit their results through participant account on Run Sign Up or email them to [email protected].
Results may be submitted via a link to a public page from an app, a screenshot, a photo of a watch or treadmill or directly from a supported wearable device. Send both distance and time in your submission, or just tell us you completed the distance!
YOUR DONATION
We will deduct the value of your t-shirt/shipping from your registration fee, and that's the portion of the fee that is tax-deductible for you. You'll receive a donation acknowledgment at the end of the calendar year from the Press Freedom Center's nonprofit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute.
Austin is a Marine combat veteran, a seventh-generation Texan from Houston, a graduate of Georgetown University, and an award-winning journalist who has been unjustly detained in Syria since 2012. After seeing reports of the refugee crisis unfolding in Syria, Austin picked up his camera and headed straight to the front lines as a freelance reporter. He delivered important dispatches to The Washington Post and McClatchy before he was detained at a checkpoint near Damascus on August 14, 2012. After more than thirteen years, he has endured the longest detention of any U.S. journalist to date.
The Austin Tice fund is being held to supplement the FBI reward for information leading to the safe return of Austin Tice, or if no reward is given, to help Austin transition back to his life after detention. In addition, a small portion of the funds will be used to support the Tice familys travel and advocacy efforts.
RACE T-SHIRTS
YOU MUST REGISTER BY OCTOBER 30 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A T-SHIRT. Shirts can be shipped to a specified address, or you can pick-up your t-shirt in-person at the National Press Club. T-Shirts can be picked up in person on Thursday, Nov. 6 or Friday Nov. 7 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. only. If you intend to pick-up in-person, please specify that on your registration.
RUN TOGETHER
Dont want to run alone? No problem! We have runner meet-ups for you to join. Want to create a meet up in your area? Register for the race and email [email protected] to get more information on how to start a meet up.
CONNECT WITH US
Tell us youve registered and tag us as you train by connecting with us @PressClubDC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Use the hashtag #RunForAustin. Share your results on race day as you proudly wear your virtual race bib.
UPLOAD PHOTOS
We encourage you to create posters and signs to take photos with on race day! Registered virtual runners may upload photos with your RunSignUp account. Dont want to upload your photos? Thats okay! Tag us on social @PRESSCLUBDC and use the hashtag #RUNFORAUSTIN.
VIRTUAL BIB
Registered virtual runners may download a personal participant bib to print out and wear or share on social media. Bibs will be available for download after youve registered.
FINISHER CERTIFICATE
Run For Austin 5K finisher certificates will be available as soon as runners upload results. Accessible through your Run Sign Up account, the certificate includes the runners name and finish time and may be shared digitally or printed for framing.
SUBMITTING RESULTS
After completing the Virtual Run For Austin 5K runners can submit their results through participant account on Run Sign Up or email them to [email protected].
Results may be submitted via a link to a public page from an app, a screenshot, a photo of a watch or treadmill or directly from a supported wearable device. Send both distance and time in your submission, or just tell us you completed the distance!
YOUR DONATION
We will deduct the value of your t-shirt/shipping from your registration fee, and that's the portion of the fee that is tax-deductible for you. You'll receive a donation acknowledgment at the end of the calendar year from the Press Freedom Center's nonprofit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute.
Races
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Run for Austin Virtual 5K
Incl. $3.40 Fee & T-Shirt
$43.40
OPENS 15 SEPLace up anytime you want on November 8, 2025! Print out your digital race bib and hit the pavement, trail or track. Tell us where you're running by tagging @PressClubDC on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and use the hashtag #RunForAustin.
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