Project Sunshine 5K

Join us on 04/23/2024

(race date estimated)

Project Sunshine 5K Race Description

  VENUE: 

2680 N Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

April 23, 2022 - 1:30 pm Start.

5K Charity Run/Walk

Join us for a fun 5K Run/Walk in the downtown Madison area to support pediatric patients and their families. All of the proceeds for this event will go directly to the National Project Sunshine Chapter allowing us to continue spreading the healing power of play in the local Madison area, nationally, and internationally.
 
4.14.2022 - NOTEWe have been informed by UW Special events that due to a scheduling error on their part, the run start time on 4/23 needs to be changed to 1:30 in the afternoon. Registration beginning at 12:30. 
 
Course Description
This flat, scenic run is one of the most popular routes on the UW-Madison Campus. Run alongside the lake and enjoy pleasant scenery.
 
Award Information
Top 3 male and top 3 female participants in each age group will receive a medal. Age groups: 12 and under, 13-18, 19-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46+
 
Starting line:
Start and finish at the UW-Madison Hasler Laboratory of Limnology Building.
 
Race Packet Pick-up
UW-Madison Hasler Laboratory of Limnology Building
 
Charity Information:
Project Sunshine is the leading volunteer-based organization delivering free, in-hospital and virtual programs to pediatric patients and their families.  We work with Child Life Specialists and other healthcare staff to create a space in the hospital environment for kids to socialize with each other and participate in fun activities that are both recreational and educational.
 
How does your donation support Project Sunshine?
  • Project Sunshine’s proprietary, therapeutic, single use Activity Kits. We are working to  procure and deliver over 200,000 Activity Kits to meet this urgent need.   

  • Remote programming via secure video conferencing platforms to reach pediatric patients who are isolated in hospitals across the country so that Certified Child Life Specialists can continue to address their patients’ social-emotional needs.  

  • A library of new and existing online resources that our program team has curated that are developmentally appropriate for children in hospitals that patients and families will now have access to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If unable to participate in this 5K event, thoughtfully consider donating to our Edgewood College Project Sunshine fundraising page using the link provided below to support our initiative. 

https://donate.projectsunshine.org/team/374505 

FEATURES: 

  • T-Shirt
  • Goody Bag
  • Timed Event
  • Food and Drinks
  • Music
  • Awards

Zero to 5K 

New to running? DOWNLOAD our ZERO to 5K program - Many newcomers to running become discouraged by the difficulty associated with the activity because they start too fast and push too hard. Their bodies rebel and they wind up miserable, wondering why anyone would possibly want to run in the first place. The Zero to 5K program has been specifically designed to instill a love of running and ends with participating in your first timed 5K. 

We’re here to help you achieve your goal(s), be it your first 5K, improving your run, or simply offering a resource where you can run with a group that is designed to help each other stay motivated. You should ease into your 5K training plan gradually. In fact, the program we provide is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform you from a non-runner, getting you to begin running a 5K ( or 3.1 miles) and on a regular basis in just 4 weeks.  

It’s easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back. Don’t try to do more, even if you feel you can. If, on the other hand, you find the program too strenuous, just stretch it out. Don’t feel pressured to continue faster than you’re able. Repeat weeks if needed and move ahead only when you feel you’re ready.  

5kEVENTS NO REFUNDS
REFUND POLICY

Refunds are not permitted for any reason including, but not limited to blizzard, bomb cyclone, tsunami, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake, tornado, derecho storm, hail, lightening, thunder, apocalypse, locust attack, oversleeping, birth, death, taxes, IRS audit, engagements, marriage, divorce, jail, war, peace, nuclear explosion, Bear's win the division (we might if they go to the Superbowl),  you signed up for the wrong event, not training enough, training too much, poor prior planning or our favorite, "I forgot". Have an “excuse” you would like to add to the list? Let us know.

While there are no refunds, you can get referrals, transfer your bib, defer your registration to another event or change your distance. 


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    Project Sunshine 5K Where & When

  • Location: Madison, WI 53706
  • Race Date: 2022/04/23 01:30:00 PM (Saturday)
  • Categories:
    • Student
    • Child - Age 12 and under
    • General Registration


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Madison, WI Weather

Project Sunshine 5K weather history
  • Based on a 5 year average and a race date of April 23rd, Madison, WI can expect temperatures between 39℉ and 53℉ with humidity around 57% and precipitation of 0.04".
    Last year the weather condition was Sunny.
  • Madison, WI current weather
  • Clouds 36℉ Clouds

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