JOIN US IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY!
On Saturday, October 18th, join us at the Fort Worth Stockyards where you can run or walk a 5K or a 1 mile.
Every day across the country, lives are saved and families are restored through the miracle of donation and transplantation. Even so, more than 10,000 Texan men, women, and children wait for their second chance at life.
Who Will You Run For?
LifeGift invites you to spend a morning celebrating the gift of life. The 2nd Chance Run hosted by LifeGift honors organ, eye, and tissue donors in 109 Texas counties in North, Southeast, and West Texas. While celebrating the lives saved and offering hope to those still waiting, the event raises awareness of the need for organ, eye, and tissue donation across the state.
All registrations include:
- Custom Event T-Shirt designed specifically for 2nd Chance Run Fort Worth!
- Custom 2nd Chance Run Medal
- Race Bib and *Timing Chip (*5K Participants Only)
- Race Swag Bag
- Entry to our Race Village
CHECK OUT FORT WORTH'S 2024 PHOTOS & VIDEO
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
5K
Price changes in 29 days 8 hours-
Includes t-shirt, bib, timing chip, and medal
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Register for 5K$39.74Now registering Feb 11 – Jun 26
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$45.11Jun 27 – Sep 26
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$50.48Sep 27 – Oct 4
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$55.84Oct 5 – Oct 18
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1-Mile
Price changes in 29 days 8 hours-
Includes t-shirt, bib, and medal
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Register for 1-Mile$28.98Now registering Feb 11 – Jun 26
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$34.36Jun 27 – Sep 26
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$39.74Sep 27 – Oct 4
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$45.11Oct 5 – Oct 18
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Virtual 5K
Price changes in 29 days 8 hours-
Includes t-shirt, and shipping
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Register for Virtual 5K$39.74Now registering Feb 11 – Jun 26
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$45.11Jun 27 – Sep 26
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$50.48Sep 27 – Oct 4
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$55.84Oct 5 – Oct 18
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Virtual 1-Mile
Price changes in 29 days 8 hours-
Includes t-shirt, and shipping
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Register for Virtual 1-Mile$28.98Now registering Feb 11 – Jun 26
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$34.36Jun 27 – Sep 26
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$39.74Sep 27 – Oct 4
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$45.11Oct 5 – Oct 18
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RACE INFO
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.lifegift.org/get-
Description
Every day across the country, lives are saved and families are restored through the miracle of donation and transplantation. Even so, more than 10,000 Texan men, women, and children wait for their second chance at life.
TEAMS
We encourage participants to create or join a team!
Teams are a great way to honor those who gave, pay tribute to those who received, offer hope to those who continue to wait, and remember the lives lost while waiting for the gift of life. Get creative! Make team t-shirts. The largest team will be recognized on social media and by email after the race.
TEAM DISCOUNT: Teams who have 5 or more in-person members will receive a $2.00 refund per member, youth members are not included in the discount.
COURSE MAP
PARKING
Free parking is available in Lots #1 and #2.
Prior to 7:30 A.M.
LOT #1
Enter from N. Main Street onto E. Exchange and turn left into parking lots OR enter from N. Main Street and Stockyards Boulevard and turn right into parking lots. The entrances are just past Billy Bob's. Look for LifeGift signage.
After 7:30 A.M.
LOT #2
Enter from N. Main Street onto 27th Street. This entrance is open prior to 7:30 A.M. and will remain open throughout the race. Look for LifeGift signage.
LOT #3
Start Finish line No Parking
IMPORTANT
Stockyards Boulevard and E. Exchange Avenue will close at approximately 7:30 A.M. These lots will not reopen (and cars will not be allowed to depart) until the last runner has cleared Stockyards Boulevard. The target time to reopen is 9:15 a.m.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS
DONATE LIFE TEXAS
Donate Life Texas
Established by the 79th Texas Legislature in 2005, the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry allows individuals to record legal consent for organ, eye, and tissue recovery after death. Since then, legislation has created partnerships with the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV), which allow individuals to join the registry when applying for or renewing their driver’s license, ID or vehicle registration.
In 2024, the Donate Life Texas Donor Registry celebrated its 15 millionth registration. Donate Life Texas Inc., a nonprofit organization, maintains and operates the donor registry and is governed by a board of directors comprised of the CEOs of the three organ procurement organizations in Texas: LifeGift, Southwest Transplant Alliance, and Texas Organ Sharing Alliance. It is part of the Donate Life America not-for-profit association of national organizations and local partners across the United States, serving as a national voice and inspiring all people to save and enhance lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation.
Register to be a donor at donatelifetexas.org.
BECOME A SPONSOR
We Offer Hope
We are pleased to invite your organization to join these efforts to honor heroes and provide more second chances. Your organization’s financial gifts will support the race logistics, and any additional funds will help finance donor family/recipient meetings and donor memorials. Both of these events pay tribute to the legacy of organ, eye, and tissue donors in meaningful ways.
Thank you for considering how you might generously partner with LifeGift in the efforts to increase the number of lives saved through organ and tissue donation. Please consider sponsoring our 2025 2nd Chance Run events in Houston and Fort Worth!
DONOR REMEMBRANCE YARD SIGNS
LifeGift wants to honor your loved ones’ lifesaving gifts with our new Donor Remembrance Yard Signs which will be located along the 2nd Chance Run course. There is no charge for this. We will provide you with the blank signs and you can decorate them with your photos, loved ones’ names and words of tribute. We’ll have signs available at packet pick up on October 17th which you can take home and decorate and bring back to the event on Saturday. Or you can pick up the signs at the 2nd Chance Run morning of October 18th and decorate at a table we’ll have set up in the race village. Contact us with any questions regarding yard signs.
Here's a sneak peak of what the yard signs will look like:
Top donors
| No. | Name | Amount |
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| 1 | Kathy Clark | $214.72 |
| 2 | Mom, Daddy and Papi | $107.81 |
| 3 | Charla George | $54.36 |
Top teams
| 1 |
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Team ClarkRaised:$269.08 |
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| 2 |
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Team IsabelleRaised:$107.81 |
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| 3 |
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Bigdog Jesse and Johnny Cruz Sr.Raised:$27.64 |
Event schedule
- Fri, October 17, 2025 10:00 AM - Packet Pick-up Begins- Fort Worth LifeGift office - 1000 12th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Fri, October 17, 2025 3:00 PM - Packet Pick-up Closes- Fort Worth LifeGift office - 1000 12th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Sat, October 18, 2025 6:30 AM - Onsite Check-In and Race Village Opens
- Sat, October 18, 2025 7:00 AM - Road Closures Begin
- Sat, October 18, 2025 7:30 AM - 5K Begins
- Sat, October 18, 2025 7:45 AM - 1-Mile Begins
- Sat, October 18, 2025 8:45 AM - Awards Ceremonies
Contact information
- Event contact
- LifeGift
- dclimo@lifegift.org
- Website
- Visit website
