Race Day Schedule - Sunday, May 6, 2018
Volunteer Check-in: 6 AM at the volunteer table
Registration/Packet Pickup: 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM at Registration Tent
ALL Race day registrations are $50. A bag check for your gear is located in the Reagan Building Courtyard.
Pre-Race Warm Up: 8:15 AM on Freedom Plaza
Survivors Tribute: 8:30 AM at Survivors Tent, walk to Start/Finish Line (Pennsylvania Ave. between 12th & 13th Streets)
Race Start: 9 AM
If you're a competitive runner, head to the start line around 8:35 AM. Families with young children and strollers must follow behind for safety reasons.
Kids Fun Run: 10 AM at Start/Finish Line
Join us for a one-block, up-and-back course on Pennsylvania Avenue. All kids receive a cool Fun Run medal! No registration necessary.
Awards Ceremony: 10:15 AM at stage on Freedom Plaza
Awards to top fundraising teams, check presentations and recognition of the top male and female brain tumor survivors and top male and female winners overall.
Race Day Activities
The Race for Hope - DC is so much more than a run/walk. Learn more about Race-day activities that memorialize our loved ones, honor survivors and healthcare professionals, and involve our children in our efforts to find a cure.
Survivors' Tribute
The Race for Hope - DC will pay tribute to the courage and determination of all brain tumor survivors at the start of the Race on Sunday, May 6. Please join the over 300 survivors at the Survivors' Tent on Freedom Plaza at 8:15 AM the morning of the Race. The survivors will walk together to the start line to officially begin the Race. Volunteers will guide you to an area a safe distance away from the competitive runners lined up at the start line. Your family, friends, and team members will be able to walk right up to where you will be standing and meet up with you. From there you and your group will be on your way.
We are looking forward to a terrific day and to seeing you at 8:15 AM at the Survivors' Tent!
Wall of Hope
Please visit our 24-foot Wall of Hope to view a touching tribute to brain tumor survivors and those who have lost their battle.
The Wall of Hope shows the faces of the Race for Hope - DC. Whether you are participating in celebration of a survivor or in memory of a friend or loved one, the Wall of Hope is an opportunity to recognize the people for whom you are doing the Race. The Wall of Hope will be raised on Freedom Plaza on Race day, and you are invited to contribute to this 24-foot long tribute to brain tumor survivors and those who lost their battles. The Wall of Hope is sponsored by Urban Country and the Roth family.
How to be included in the Wall of Hope*
Submit a photo with the person's name on it by Thursday, April 26, 2018. If you wish, add a drawing, poem, story, etc., to express your sentiments. Click here for information on how to submit.
If you have any questions, please contact Jillian Roth at 240-888-4460 or ucdesigns@aol.com.
Kids' Fun Run
The Race for Hope - DC is truly a family event. Children can proudly play a role in one of the nation's largest fundraisers to benefit the brain tumor community. The Kids' quarter-mile Fun Run begins at 10 AM at the 5K Start Line on Pennsylvania Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets, N.W. It's free and no registration is necessary. Every Fun Run finisher receives a medal!
Sponsor/Vendor Village
Visit our "Hope" Village at the Ronald Reagan Building Atrium on Pennsylvania Avenue and talk with staff from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and National Brain Tumor Society to learn more about their research programs. Visit and support our sponsors and vendors.
