&Mother MomForward5K

Name: &Mother MomForward5K & 1-Mile Run
Start: 2024-06-08T08:00:00-07:00
Location: Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA

Saturday, June 8th, 2024

5K, 1 Mile, Kids Run & Virtual Run

This Global Running Week, let’s celebrate moms on all the days following Mother’s Day and take steps towards a world that values motherhood every day!

Join &Mother on June 8, 2024, for the fourth annual MomForward5K, a celebration of motherhood and what mothers are capable of when they are supported in their endeavors. Let’s be the village! This year, &Mother is proud to announce that the MomForward5K will take place in person, for the first time, at the Berkeley Aquatic Park near &Mother’s headquarters. We are introducing the Miler and Kids Dash distances to welcome family members of all ages and abilities. Childcare, lactation stations, and kids zones make this a truly family-friendly event. Virtual run/walks will take place any time between Saturday, June 1, through Sunday, June 9, 2024.

This year’s theme, “Go for Gold,” is a riff on the Gold Standard we’re setting for family support provisions in all spaces, especially as many athlete-moms attempt to achieve their dream of competing in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. We’re shedding light on the biases and breaking barriers for mom-athletes who face the same gender inequities as so many other mothers face outside the sports arena.

Yes, we’re talking about basic necessities: paid leave, equal pay and opportunities, somewhere to nurse/pump, and access to affordable childcare support. Imagine that.

Your full race registration will fund &Mother ChangeMaker Grants for Olympic mom-hopefuls + support our ongoing Maternal Wellness Programs.

About &Mother:

&Mother is a non-profit dedicated to breaking the barriers that limit a woman’s choice to pursue and thrive in both career and motherhood.

We envision a healthy and productive society where everyone prospers because of the contributions of women, with or without children; where the value of mothers in the workforce is intrinsic and motherhood is not a limiting factor in how female-bodied people succeed professionally and personally.

Celebrate the ways we can all make a positive change towards gender equity by showing up and advocating for mothers, calling out maternal bias, and changing the dialogue around what it means to be #andmother.

*Regarding Team Registration*

Before you register on Race Roster, please complete this brief form to receive your discount code. Make sure that you will meet the criteria below:

Running teams must have a minimum of 5 members
Running teams will be provided with an access code to get 20% off
Running teams can be organized by a business or by an individual

*If you have a child(ren) participating, please read the following*

As this is a fundraising event to support scholarships &Mother, registration is standard for participation.

If you have a child(ren) interested in the 1 Mile Run and you would like to accompany them, please register yourself for the 1 Mile Run.
If you have a child(ren) participating in the Kids Dash only, the child only needs to register, and parents/guardians do not need to register.
If you have children participating in the 1 Mile Run and the Kids Dash, and you would like to accompany your children, registration is required for the 1 Mile Run only.