We are excited to offer the fifth annual HERO House NW 5K / 10K / Kids Fun Run! Take a step for mental health and Run Like a HERO to benefit HERO House NW and Clubhouse programs. Run or walk on Saturday, September 7, 2024 starting at 8AM at Redmond Municipal Park on the scenic Sammamish River Trail.

Runners Swag for the event includes a runner bag, sticker, pen, canteen bottle and vendor coupons. Race performance shirts are available for $15 and can be purchased during registration or separately. Shirt sizes not guaranteed after August 10th.

The HERO House 5K / 10K / Kids Fun Run is our largest fundraiser of the year, we welcome any and all donations to help people living with serious mental illness thrive through meaningful community and work opportunities. There will be opportunities to make donations during the registration process. Thank you!

Course Description

The 5K & 10K routes are an "out and back", starting next to Redmond City Hall in their Municipal Campus Park and immediately joining the Sammamish River Trail heading north. The scenic route takes runners and walkers up the trail towards Sixty Acres Park and downtown Woodinville. This is a flat fast route that will lend itself to fast paces and quick times! Course map for the 5K can be found here ( https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5481910975 ). Course map for the 10K can be found here (https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5494670236)

Timing

Race will be professionally chip timed to ensure accurate results. Results will be posted on the website within half hour of your finish and will be available on site at our registration kiosks after the race.

SuperHERO Costume Contest

Calling all HEROs! We encourage all our HEROs to wear their best superhero costume and have the chance to win some great prizes! Bring your superpowers to help change the world!

Teams

Sign up for your company, team, running group, or pull together your friends to run as a team for the HERO House 5K. Team discounts for registration apply at 10 runners, sign up 15 or more runners/walkers, and get your very own VIP tent to hang out in before and after the 5K.

Race Morning Schedule 7:00am - Registration opens7:30am - Kids Dash7:45am - Costume contest8:00am - 10K start8:15am - 5K start9:00am - Awards Parking

The parking lot in front of City Hall will only be for volunteers, vendors, and staff. This parking lot is shared with the library. If you park on the library side you will get ticketed and towed. There is a commuter garage around the corner from the start at 8711 160th Ave NE (follow the signs to Race Parking). Street parking is also plentiful and all parking is free.

Packet Pick Up

Race packets can be picked up on Race Day onsite at the race location from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM.

Pets, Strollers, and Accessibility Accommodations

Strollers, wheelchairs, and accessibility scooters are welcome and encouraged. Please understand that race personnel may request that participants with strollers or other wheeled devices begin separately or behind runners at the race start for everyone's safety. Pets are allowed in the park, but unfortunately not on the course or trail during the event. Most areas of the trail for those not participating in the race.

About HERO House NW

HERO House NW, through its three Clubhouse programs in Bellevue, Seattle, and Everett, provides people living with serious mental illness opportunities to find meaning and purpose through community and work. Clubhouse members can find jobs through our employment programs, and also receive support and assistance with embarking on new career paths, pursuing educational opportunities, and securing housing stabilization. Proceeds from the HERO House 5K / 10K & Kids Fun Run go to support the Clubhouse programs of HERO House NW, which provides recovery and support services for people living with mental illness in the greater Seattle area. Be sure to take advantage of the opportunities to make a donation while going through the registration process. Thank you!

Volunteers

We could not pull off this event without the amazing support of our volunteers. We have spots for everyone (groups, solo, early morning, later, heavy lifting, or brain power!) Stay tuned for the volunteer sign-up link.