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 3, 2022 for the Hero-Up 5K and Kids' Race and Virtual 5K. It's a fantastic 5K, Kids Race (In-Person!) featuring a flat and fast course in Tigard.
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VIRTUAL 5K
We are still offering a virtual race for those who aren't quite ready or 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 17th to run/walk and submit your time.
Kids Race (In-Person!)
All children 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.
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Tigard in 2022, 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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