Deafinitely Not Different 5k and Fun Run
About this race
This is year 11!!!
Deafinitely Not Different 5k and Fun Run is a run/walk that benefits students who attend Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.
Your participation could...
- help feed a family so that they can attend an Information Fair to learn more about deafness and resources,
- fund a field trip for our preschoolers to pick up new vocabulary from real life experiences,
- provide entry into competitions with kids across the country for our teens,
- buy books for our middle schoolers to use for Battle of the Books,
- and provide extra learning materials for our students and families to use.
These activities are spread throughout the year. Regardless of when they take place, YOU get to help us create memories that last a lifetime!
Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf provides services for over 500 families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in Collin County, Richardson, and Coppell. Help us provide language rich opportunities to our babies all the way up to graduating Seniors!
A shirt is included with registration! Volunteers also get a shirt!
Thank you for supporting us year after year!
Families and Staff receive a discount. Contact us (or your student's teacher) for the coupon code! :)
RACE HAPPENS RAIN OR SHINE. :)
Pick your distance
Running
Deafinitely Not Different 5k
Run or walk 3.1 miles. Race starts and stops on the West side of Vines High School. Parking is on the EAST side of the campus or at PISD Admin building on Mill Valley.
Deafinitely Not Different Fun Run
This is a short 1 mile walk around the track at Vines High School. We spice things up a bit with themed laps. (Location of this might change to the parking if track is wet.)
Deafinitely Not Different Virtual Run
Enjoy this event running on your own OR sitting on your couch! Both are acceptable. Participants will have a shirt mailed to them shortly after the event. Be sure to tag us @DeafNotDifferent5k so we can see you! :)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Plano, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 7:48 PM local time (CDT) in Plano on April 3, 2027 — 12h 36m 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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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Plano
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Plano 5K Races 22 races
- 10K Run Events in Plano 3 races
- Plano Running Calendar 2026 26 races
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, 28 Plano events
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