Walk For A Purpose
About this race
Join us for WALK FOR A PURPOSE 2026!
Walk For A Purpose is for all ages and all fitness levels. Choose from one of our in-person community walks or opt for the month-long virtual option.
VIRTUAL OPTION: Walk anytime…anyplace…at your pace throughout the month of October. Walk at the park, on the trail, on the treadmill or around your neighborhood. Lace up your sneakers and take short, casual walks or strap on the Fitbit, ratchet up your stride, climb some hills and seriously track your steps.
IN-PERSON OPTION: Join one of our community walks. Walk at your own pace and start and stop whenever you want. You choose how long and how far you walk.
Walk For A Purpose is not a race or timed-event. It is an expression of support and compassion to help us ALL live longer, healthier lives in a world without breast cancer.
FEES & PERKS: Adult registration is $25 and kids walk for free!
-- Survivors: Your registration fee includes a complimentary Survivor t-shirt
-- Walkers: To keep our fees super-low, your registration fee does not include a t-shirt. However, we encourage you to add an official 2026 Walk for a Purpose t-shirt to your registration for just $20. Kid sized shirts available too! Let's walk together and dress together to show our united support!
-- When you purchase a t-shirt, look for additional fun swag to arrive in your PINK package.
-- Refreshments & water (at the community walks)
WALK STRONGER TOGETHER—BUILD A TEAM!
Walking is even more meaningful when you do it side by side. Rally around a friend currently in treatment, join together with your co-workers, gather your family in memory of a loved one, form a group from church or the neighborhood...the options are endless! Pick a creative team name and cheer each other on.
Start or join a team to encourage a little extra fun and competition!
Start a team in 3 simple steps: 1) Register, 2) Click ‘Create a Team,’ 3) Invite friends to join
OR join a team already in place: During registration select "Join a Team"
2026 FUNDRAISING:
You decide how to direct your donations!
We are proud to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the largest private funder of breast cancer research—and metastatic breast cancer research—worldwide and is the highest-rated breast cancer research organization in the country.
Your donation to Walk For A Purpose supports outreach to those impacted by breast cancer through Walking Together Care Packages and Educational programs.
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Virtual Walk
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Community Walk at Alparon Park
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Course
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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, 1 Troy event
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