Hero-Up 5K and Kids' Race and Virtual 5K
About this race
2024 Results are HERE
Welcome back!!! On August 30th, 2025 we invite you to lace up your running shoes, don your cape and mask, and pound the pavement for Children's Cancer Research! 100% of race net proceeds go to children's cancer research. We are so glad to welcome everyone to Hero-Up for Children's Cancer! This year the 5K and Kids' races will be at Cook Park in Tigard. We are also offering a virtual 5K.
Please register by August 4th to be guaranteed a race shirt!
VIRTUAL RESULTS SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
1. When the race officially starts on Saturday, August 30th, you’ll receive a text message and email welcoming you to the race.
2. You must complete your run between Saturday, August 30th and end of day Saturday, September 13th.
3. Submission of your race results can be done via text message or web form.
4. When submitting your results, you’ll have the option to include a link to your Strava or Garmin Connect activity. If you do this, your results will be marked as Verified. If you don't have one of these apps, you can install Strava from your phone's app store and run with your phone.
5. Results will be ranked online in the following categories: overall, gender, and age group.
In the last 12 years since we started our organization, our donations have totaled $484,500 to the Pediatric Brain Tumor bank at OHSU for children's cancer research and to the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute. Help us increase that amount this year!
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Running
VIRTUAL 5K
We are offering a virtual race for those who aren't able to attend in person this year. Submission for your virtual time will work just like last year. You will receive a text and email with links to submit your time. You have through September 13th to run/walk and submit your time.
Kids Race (In-Person!)
This race is definitely the highlight of the day. All children are encouraged to dress up like their favorite superhero and each will receive a race medal for participating. If you would like a youth race shirt, you can select that option when registering and pay $20.
5K (In-Person!)
We can't wait to see all of you heroes in person this year!!! Register early to guarantee yourself a race shirt. Participants also receive medals.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Tigard, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets at 7:41 PM local time (PDT) in Tigard on September 5, 2026 — 13h 03m of daylight.
Course
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- Tigard 5K Races 4 races
- Tigard Running Calendar 2026 5 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, 5 Tigard events
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