St. Louis AAZK World Giraffe Day 5K VIRTUAL Race
About this race
Welcome to our 7th annual World Giraffe Day Virtual 5K!
*Participants will be notified by email and on this site with instructions on when and where they can pick up their medal.
***REMINDER TO THOSE SIGNING UP, THERE WILL BE NO MEDALS MAILED, YOU MUST PICK UP YOUR MEDALS IN PERSON***
By signing up to either walk or run this 5K event, proceeds will go to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) to aid in their efforts to help save one of the most majestic animals on earth. For more information about the great work that they do, please visit www.giraffeconservation.org . You can get your 5K in on a treadmill at home or the gym, a walk with family or friends at your favorite park, the options are endless. Each person who registers for the event will receive a fantastic medal that you can wear proudly to show off your support for Giraffe.
If you don't want to run and would like to donate, please visit the donation page of the race website.
Thanks again to all of you for making the past SIX YEARS such a success and we can't wait to do even better this year!
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St. Louis AAZK World Giraffe Day VIRTUAL 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saint Louis, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:36 AM and sets at 8:28 PM local time (CDT) in Saint Louis on June 20, 2026 — 14h 52m of daylight.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
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