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!
Join fellow runners on September 2, 2017 for the Hero-Up 5K and Kids' Race and Virtual 5K. It's a fantastic Half-Marathon, 5K, Kids Race featuring a flat and fast course in Tigard.
Pick your distance
Running
Half-Marathon
5K
Kids Race
This event is technically free, however, we kindly request a donation of $5 when you register online or on race day. We will also be collecting new pajamas or new toys to be donated to Randall Children's Hospital (Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic), if you wish to participate. If you would like a youth race shirt, you can select that option when registering and pay $10. We will also be selling them on race day for $10 based on availability.
Virtual Half-Marathon
For those of you not able to join us in Tigard but still want to run, we created the virtual race option. You will get a bib, shirt, and medal just like you would if you were running with us in Tigard.
Virtual 5K
For those of you not able to join us in Tigard but still want to run, we created the virtual race option. You will get a bib and shirt just like you would if you were running with us in Tigard.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Tigard in 2017, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Tigard
Hero-Up 5K and Kids' Race and Virtual 5K takes place in Tigard, Oregon, United States. The local timezone is America/Los_Angeles.
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