Run for Their Lives!
About this race
"Run for Their Lives!" is a casual and family-friendly Mother's Day 5K race/run/walk generously sponsored by Monument Health and CatholicPsych Institute.
This event is a place to gather the people that we love and participate together in memory of the ones that we are missing. It is a place to celebrate motherhood in its fullness of love, joy, gratitude, and sorrow. We invite bereaved mothers to have their children included on our list of children remembered and their names will be listed on the back of our event t-shirt. (Deadline for name submissions is April 5th)
There is no greater gift to a grieving parent than to remember their child, to say their name, and to walk beside them with a reverence for what they have lost.
2026 Highlights:
You will be able to register as one team whether you are participating in-person or virtually.
Team captains will register first and set up a team name, then all additional members can designate themselves as part of that team.
Whether you are participating in-person or virtually, part of what makes this event fun is to connect as a community!
Join our event Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/virtualrunfortheirlives
This is where we'll share event information, photos, and a slide show of the children we are running to remember.
We would LOVE for you to share your photos of your run, your group, and your team shirts.
Tell us about the person you are running to remember and tell us a story about them!
Tell us why this event is meaningful to you!
Don't forget to tag your posts with #runfortheirlives2026
All proceeds from the event will go to support Lach's Legacy and the fight against SIDS in South Dakota. Lach's Legacy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and works to provide comfort to newly bereaved families, SIDS and safe-sleep education, and support for SIDS-related research. Learn more about us at www.lachslegacy.org
For Kids:
NOTE: There is special pricing of $5 off for kids 12 and under. Discount is applied at the checkout.
If you want your child to get a t-shirt, be eligible for race awards, and/or be an official member of your team then children must be registered.
If they are just along for the ride, it is not necessary to register them separately!
In-person Participants:
Your registration includes a race t-shirt, commemorative bib number, refreshments, prizes for overall winners and medals for age-group winners! To be guaranteed your t-shirt, you must be registered by April 24th. After that t-shirts will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis. Race-day registration will also be available.
Silent Auction will be held on-site!
Chip-timing is available for those who would like an official race time and to be eligible for awards!
Virtual Participants:
Your registration includes the race t-shirt, commemorative bib number, and a custom race medal! There will be no official times or places. We encourage you to do your 5K (3.1 mile) walk/run at a time and place that is convenient for you!
Be sure to join us in the virtual community at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/virtualrunfortheirlives
(T-shirts are printed in bulk, so race packets will be shipped out to you the week of May 5th and should arrive before race day)
Pick your distance
Running
In-Person 5K Run/Walk
Come to race, run, or walk casually along our 3.1 mile course looping from town, through the City Campground and parks, and back to the start! Once your team captain has created a team, you may designate yourself as part of that team whether you are participating in-person or virtually. The team with the most participants will get a special acknowledgement and a digital certificate. We will have chip-timed event! Prizes will be awarded for overall winners and custom race medals given for age group winners. Adults $25, Kids 12 and under are $20
Virtual Run/Walk
We are offering a virtual option for those of you who would like to show your support and participate from afar! Once your team captain has created a team, you may designate yourself as part of that team whether you are participating in-person or virtually. The team with the most participants will get a special acknowledgement and a digital certificate. We would love to have you share your group photos, your run, your thoughts, your time, your course, and photos of the child you're remembering on our Facebook "Run for Their Lives Virtual 5K" group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/virtualrunfortheirlives T-shirts are printed in bulk, so your swag (t-shirt, commemorative bib number, and race medal) will be shipped to you the week of May 4th and will arrive before race day as long as you are registered before April 10th.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Spearfish.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
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 Spearfish
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Spearfish 5K Races 2 races
- Spearfish Running Calendar 2026 2 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, 2 Spearfish events
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