Be Kind to Your Mind Virtual Run – 1M • 5K • 10K • 13.1 • 26.2
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Be Kind to Your Mind Virtual Run – 1M • 5K • 10K • 13.1 • 26.2

Mesa, Arizona, United States View on map
Aug 01, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 (America/Phoenix local time)
Running

About this race

Did you know that May was Mental Health Awareness Month?  We are helping create awareness with our tenth annual Be Kind to Your Mind 1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1 26.2.   We encourage you to be kind to yourself and to be gentle with others. 


Also, at least 15% of every registration to an amazing organization that is dedicated to helping Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives.

What: This is a 1M 5K 10K 13.1 or 26.2 virtual race in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month!  You choose which distance you will complete.

When: Complete your race any time in 2026.
 

*Medals and bibs will ship out within 2 to 5 days of signing up.

Where:  You choose the course and you time yourself (you’ll report your finishing time to us).


Why:  Because this is our way of celebrating our beautiful minds!


Cost:  The price is $25 and that includes your medal, bib and at least 15% of every entry will be donated. 

*Charity Disclaimer:
We are not a nonprofit organization — we simply believe in supporting great causes whenever we can. A portion of your race registration is donated to a charitable organization. Over the last 13 years we have donated more than $1 million to charities around the world. 

Due to certain legal restrictions, we're unable to publicly list specific charities associated with each event. However, you're welcome to email us at support@virtualrunevent.com for more information on which charity this race benefits and to get a list of our charity donations throughout the years. 

 What is a Virtual Race?                             

A virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym or on the track (or ev en at another race). You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself. Running and walking on your own, or with friends! And your medal will be shipped directly to you. Complete a virtual 5Ks, 10K, half marathon and more! 

Each race benefits a difference charity

For each of our virtual races, we choose a charity to donate a portion of each registration to. We’ve already raised more than $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events!  Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.

Pick your distance

Running

1 Mile

Aug 01, 2026 1.6K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

5K

Aug 01, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

10K

Aug 01, 2026 10K 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Half Marathon

Aug 01, 2026 Half-Marathon 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Marathon

Aug 01, 2026 Marathon 9:00 AM
$25.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Mesa, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 29.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 41.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 29.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 42.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
12.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
28.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on August 1, 2026 (MST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on August 1, 2026 (MST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 46m

The sun rises at 5:40 AM and sets at 7:27 PM local time (MST) in Mesa on August 1, 2026 — 13h 46m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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2026 results — Be Kind to Your Mind Virtual Run – 1M • 5K • 10K • 13.1 • 26.2

5K · 3 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Be Kind to Your Mind Virtual Run – 1M • 5K • 10K • 13.1 • 26.2
Place Name Time Pace
1 Urmarie Cintron 37:44 12:09 /mi
2 Mojhda Mohammad 45:59 14:48 /mi
3 Blair Winfrey 52:15 16:49 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 31 Mesa events

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