Y It Matters 5K & Fun Run (formerly the Race to the Courthouse 5K)
- Date Sat 13th December 2025
- Time 8:00AM CST
- Location Birmingham, Alabama
- Price $16.90 - $43.40
- Races 3 races
- Distances 5km, 1 Mile
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Event summary
Don't miss out on the chance to receive a stylish race shirt by registering before November 21, ensuring you can sport your gear with pride! For those who want to support the cause without racing, a Sleep-In Registration option is available for $30, which includes a race T-shirt. Mark your calendars and join us for a fantastic day filled with community spirit, fitness, and fun at the Y It Matters 5K & Fun Run in Birmingham!
Organiser's Description
* RACE FEE: $40 for pre-registration | $45 for walk-up registration on race day (no promo codes accepted for walk-up registration).
* YMCA MEMBERS RECEIVE $10 OFF. Please inquire at your branch and use during the online registration process.
* YMCA EMPLOYEES RECEIVE $20 OFF. Please inquire with your direct supervisor on how to receive your employee discount code!
* TO BE GUARENTEED A SHIRT IN YOUR DESIRE SIZE YOU MUST REGISTER BY FRIDAY, NOV. 21.
* SLEEP IN REGISTRATION AVAILABLE. If you do not want to participate on race day but want to support the Y and get a race T-shirt, we are happy for the support. Cost is $30.
* PAYMENT: Credit cards are the only accepted form of payment. No cash or checks will be accepted.
* Please note there is a processing fee and sales tax associated with each entry.
* RACE START/FINISH LOCATION: Starting near Good People Brewing on 1st Avenue South
* COURSE INFORMATION: Participants will head northeast up 1st Avenue South towards the Rotary Trail toward 32nd Street South where they will turn around and race back towards Good People Brewing. Flat and fast! CLICK HERE [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WmQQ_ewO45XAb0gNmWxn7uB4fhR7CqBK/view?usp=sharing] to view the course map.
* Our course is not certified.
PACKET PICKUP:
* PRE-RACE PACKET PICKUP - INFORMATION COMING SOON!
* RACE-DAY PACKET PICKUP: Saturday, December 13, 7am - 7:50am at Good People Brewery, 114 14th St S, Birmingham
* SWAG: Please note that while we will do the best we can to accomodate shirt sizes, only participants who registered on or before 11/21 are guaranteed a race shirt in the size selected at time of registration.
Races
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Y It Matters 5K & Fun Run (Formerly the Race to the Courthouse)
Incl. $3.40 Fee & Official Race T-Shirt
Sat 13th December 2025 (8:00AM CST)
$43.40
OPENS 08 OCT -
Snoozer Not a Loser! Sleep in the Morning of the Race!
Incl. $2.80 Fee & Official Race T-Shirt
Sat 13th December 2025 (8:00AM CST)
$32.80
OPENS 11 OCTDon't want to run or walk the event but still want to support the Downtown YMCA Youth Center? You will still get the official race day t-shirt if you register by Nov. 17. -
Y It Matters Fun Run
Incl. $1.90 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 13th December 2025 (9:00AM CST)
$16.90
Children and their families are invited to run our inagural Fun Run as part of the Y It Matters Race Day. The course is a 1-mile fun run, out and back. Paying participants will receive a race shirt.
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